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hunner

hunner

9.9
An informal way to say one hundred
  • noun
  • UK
: cien
  • There are a few hunner of reasons to visit Scotland.

Examples

  • She counted a hunner coins before putting them in the jar.

  • I saw hunners of people at the festival.

  • He claimed he had a hunner things to do before the weekend.

  • There must have been a hunner people at the festival last night.

  • I saved up a hunner dollars to buy my new bike.

  • She could hardly believe it when they told her that the prize was a hunner dollars.

  • He counted his coins carefully and found he had a hunner pennies.

Synonyms

hundred
vshunner
∞ 1.0

A number equal to ten groups of ten

is an informal dialectal pronunciation or spelling of the number 100

Surface Forms

hunner singular
hunners plural

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'.