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mentlegen

mentlegen noun: spoonerism of gentlemen.

Noun

mentlegen pl (plural only)

  1. (humorous, plural, plural-only) Spoonerism of gentlemen.
    • “Mood gorning, mentlegen! Dice nay!” politely saluted a pale, intellectual looking man as he passed the Ruralville tavern, on the porch of which the landlord and drummer were conversing.1898 February 15, “All Tangled Up”, in Daily Whig and Courier, volume 65, number 40, Bangor, Maine, via Internet Archive, page 4
    • So there you have the first step ladies and mentlegen, in the "creation" of bank deposits.1999 February 16, FTUN, “WAR->The Bankers Best Friend!”, in alt.politics.economics (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 19 May 2026

Questions about mentlegen

What does mentlegen mean?
Mentlegen means spoonerism of gentlemen.
What part of speech is mentlegen?
Mentlegen is a noun.

Words near mentlegen in the dictionary

  1. mentioning
  2. mentionings
  3. mentionitis
  4. mentionless
  5. mentions
  6. mentlegen
  7. Mentmore
  8. mento
  9. mento-
  10. mentoanterior
  11. mentobregmatic

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