mon

plural mons

1. historicalThe former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen.

   The shimonsen or shimon, originally worth four mon, but debased to two mon.

   1902, Walter Del Mar, Around the World Through Japan, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., page 136

2. historicalThe former currency of the Ryukyu Kingdom until its annexation by Japan.
3. The badge or emblem of a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and consists of conventionalized forms from nature.

1. colloquialMan; used in places such as Jamaica, and Lancashire, Shropshire and the Black Country in England.

   I am a Black Country mon. Yow dow know and the Brummies woh understond.

   2020, “Black Country Mon”performed by Johnny Cole

   1 more example

   Ee I'm allus glad to see a mon like thee. That's as welcome lad, as welcome as can be. Fotch thi cheer up t'table. Stop as long as th'art able. Fer I'm allus glad to see a mon like thee.

   1974, “A Mon Like Thee”, in Best o't' Bunch, performed by The Oldham Tinkers

plural mons · alternative 'mon

1. slanglifestyleA creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles.

   Here they are, the fans voted for them, and here they are, the Mons that can...

   2000 November 25, Thomas Conner, “Digimon Top Ten Choice List”, in alt.fan.digimon (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   When a mon attacks him, he returns the same strike with the world "Reflection" after it, double the original strength.

   2003 February 15, sirSTACK, “Digimon #429”, in alt.fan.digimon (Usenet)

   And thus did it come to pass that the boy and the two mons, after a brief final discussion began the training.

   2011 June 6, Clayton, “PW! - Training Interlude”, in alt.games.nintendo.pokemon (Usenet)

2. slanglifestyleA video game or anime in which catching and battling creatures is an important element.

   And dont buy Pokemon or Digimon or any other bloody Mons or you will never hear the ned^([sic]) of it :-)

   2001 May 24, Horace Wachope, “Kids Toys”, in alt.ozdebate (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   Pokemon, digimon and all other merchandised mons, what good parent will disagree with me that those little invading, mind rotting things should be tolerated... those should be illegal, too...

   2001 May 27, Travis Anton, “Cigarette Smoke”, in alt.home.repair (Usenet)

   At any rate Digimon was the best mon/collector series we've seen yet, to the point its popularity was prolly bigger here than its marketing.

   2003 December 9, tito, “Main difference between anime and U.S. cartoons?”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)

alternative 'mon

1. Scotlandcome on; come along with me
2. Scotlandcome on! Part of a chant for a team or band.

   Narrator: Jack's a Celtic fan. Jack: Mon the hoops!

   2014 April 14, Martin Travers, Scarfed For Life: 2nd edition, A&C Black, →ISBN

   2 more examples

   'Sing up, runt,' he goes, slapping my back friendly/forceful. 'Mon the Rangers!'

   2011 September 1, Alan Bissett, Pack Men, Hachette UK, →ISBN

   I caught sight of a lake of faces chanting 'Mon the Biff! Mon the Biff!" – come on the Biffy Clyro – with a startling and percussive unity. 'Mon. The. Biff!' 'Mon. The. Biff!' 'Mon. The. Biff!'

   2022 April 19, Ian Winwood, Bodies: Life and Death in Music, Faber & Faber, →ISBN

3. ScotlandAn expression of defiance or as a challenge; often as "mon then"

1. Scotlandmonth

   12 yr 4 mon 17 d

plural Mons

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Monday.

plural Mons

1. A member of a people living primarily in the Mon State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in Thailand.

   Synonyms: Talaing

1. The language of this people, in the Austroasiatic language family.

1. A diminutive of the female given name Monica.

   Phoebe: Oh, hey, Mon, do you still have your like... old blouses and dresses from high school? Monica: Yeah, I think I have some around here somewhere. Why?

   2009, Paulo Quaglio, Television Dialogue: The sitcom Friends vs. natural conversation, page 19

1. A district of Nagaland, India.

   The Konyaks are one of Nagaland's 17 major tribes, concentrated in the eastern district of Mon, where such chiefs are known as Anghs.

   2026 September 25, Zoya Mateen, “From Nagaland to a path to the Oscars: Indian film brings a rarely seen world to global cinema”, in BBC News, retrieved 25 Sep 2026

1. abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of Moncton.

plural MONs

1. abbreviationautomotiveAbbreviation of motor octane number.