monosyllable

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ syllable.

Pronunciation

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Noun

monosyllable (plural monosyllables)

  1. A word of one syllable.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:monosyllable.
  2. (UK, slang, obsolete) A euphemism for the word cunt
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References

  • 1811, Lexicon Balatronicum: Monosyllable, a woman's commodity.
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