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Munt vs Dunt - What's the difference?

munt | dunt |

As nouns the difference between munt and dunt

is that munt is a black person, usually a man while dunt is (scotland) a stroke; a dull-sounding blow.

As verbs the difference between munt and dunt

is that munt is (australia|slang) to vomit (usually while drunk) while dunt is (scotland) to strike; give a blow to; knock.

As a contraction dunt is

(yorkshire).

munt

English

Etymology 1

Derived from umntu , Ndebele for a human being.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A black person, usually a man.
  • * 2006 , Geoffrey Nyarota, Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Zimbabwean Newsman , Zebra Press, page 63:
    • Munt'' was a derogatory term used by the [Rhodesian] security forces to refer to blacks. I suspect its origin was the word ''umntu , Ndebele for a person or human being
    Zimbabwe English

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Australia, slang) To vomit (usually while drunk).
    • ----

    dunt

    English

    Alternative spellings

    *dun't (As a contraction)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A stroke; a dull-sounding blow

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland) To strike; give a blow to; knock.

    • Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (Yorkshire)

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989 ----