themmun

T1H4E1M3M3U1N1
/ˈðɛmən/

noun

Someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).

Opposite
ussun
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Meanings

nounthemmun (plural themmuns)

plural themmuns · alternative them'un · alternative them-un · alternative themun · alternative them 'un · alternative them un · alternative themmin · alternative them'in · alternative them-in · alternative themin · alternative themmen · alternative them'en · alternative them-en · alternative themen

  1. Northern Irelandcolloquialhumorousin pluralSomeone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).

    Antonyms: ussun

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).

Opposite
ussun

Origin

Eye dialect of them ones (“those ones”, dialectal), as a reference to us versus them (“a state of opposition between two groups, mostly based on group membership”), in mock imitation of a stereotypical parochial sectarian. Singular themmun is a back-formation from themmuns (plural). Compare ussun.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with themmun

lemonyemenBremengemmansalt of lemon
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Cite this entry
APA

themmun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/themmun

MLA

“themmun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/themmun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “themmun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/themmun.

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