Meanings
munt1
plural munts
- RhodesiaderogatoryethnicoffensiveslangslurA black person, usually a man.
Munt was a derogatory term used by the [Rhodesian] security forces to refer to blacks.
2006, Geoffrey Nyarota, Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Zimbabwean Newsman, Zebra Press, page 631 more example
My Dad has taught me that in England some foolish man may call me sambo, darkie, boot or munt or nigger, even.
1964 [1957], Colin MacInnes, City of Spades, London: Penguin Books, page 22
munt2
present singular third person munts · participle present munting · participle past munted · past munted
- slangTo engage in the act of munting.
munt3
Munt4
- A surname.
Origin
munt · noun
- Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀
- Northern Ndebeleúmúntuder.?
- Englishmunt
Probably derived from Northern Ndebele umuntu, with stress on the first syllable, which is uncommon for Nguni languages. From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”).
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Cite this entry
munt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/munt
“munt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/munt. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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