mun
9.9
A word people use for mouth in northern England and Scotland
- noun
- Slang
:
boca
- Shut your mun!
Examples
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She covered her mun to hide her laughter during the story.
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He wiped his mun after finishing the pie.
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The cold wind made his mun feel numb as he walked home.
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He always talks with his mun full.
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After finishing his meal, he wiped his mun with a napkin.
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When she laughed, she covered her mun to keep it quiet.
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The cold wind made his mun feel numb as he walked outside.
Synonyms
33
8.5
The mouth used for talking or making noise
is used regionally to name the mouth rather than its noisy use
2
9.8
The mouth someone uses when they talk too much or loudly
is regional slang that simply means mouth without chatter implication
1
9.9
A slang word for the mouth when someone talks loudly
is a regional slang term for mouth without loudness focus
9.9
The front part of an animal's head with the nose and mouth, like a dog's
is northern or Scottish slang for the human mouth rather than animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mun is a local Northern English and Scottish word for 'mouth'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the word munch, which uses the mouth, so mun means the mouth.