mon

noun

1. (historical)The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen.

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

2. (historical)The 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.
4. (colloquial)Man; used in places such as Jamaica, and Lancashire, Shropshire and the Black Country in England.

   “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.”

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

5. (slang)A 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...”

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

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

6. (slang)A video game or anime in which catching and battling creatures is an important element.

   “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...”

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

   “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.”

7. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Monday.
8. A member of a people living primarily in the Mon State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in Thailand.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of motor octane number.

intj

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

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

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

   “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!'”

3. (Scotland)An expression of defiance or as a challenge; often as "mon then"

symbol

1. (Scotland)month

   “12 yr 4 mon 17 d”

name

1. The language of this people, in the Austroasiatic language family.
2. 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?”

3. A district of Nagaland, India.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Moncton.