'mon

Noun (1)

mon (plural mons or mon)

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.1902, Walter Del Mar, Around the World Through Japan, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., page 136
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.

Noun (2)

mon

1. (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.1974, “A Mon Like Thee”, in Best o't' Bunch, performed by The Oldham Tinkers

Noun (3)

mon (plural mons)

1. (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...2000 November 25, Thomas Conner, “Digimon Top Ten Choice List”, in alt.fan.digimon (Usenet)
2. (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...2001 May 27, Travis Anton, “Cigarette Smoke”, in alt.home.repair (Usenet)

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