hunner
- noun
- UK
- There are a few hunner of reasons to visit Scotland.
Examples
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She counted a hunner coins before putting them in the jar.
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I saw hunners of people at the festival.
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He claimed he had a hunner things to do before the weekend.
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There must have been a hunner people at the festival last night.
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I saved up a hunner dollars to buy my new bike.
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She could hardly believe it when they told her that the prize was a hunner dollars.
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He counted his coins carefully and found he had a hunner pennies.
Synonyms
A number equal to ten groups of ten
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word hunner is a dialect or informal way to say hundred; it comes from people saying hundred quickly and dropping the final 'd', so it's a casual way to mean '100'.