themmun
/ˈðɛmən/
themmun noun: someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).
Noun
themmun (plural themmuns)
- Someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).
- Antonyms:
- ussun
Antonyms of themmun
Forms of themmun
| plural | themmuns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | them'un |
| alternative form | them-un |
| alternative form | themun |
| alternative form | them 'un |
| alternative form | them un |
| alternative form | themmin |
| alternative form | them'in |
| alternative form | them-in |
| alternative form | themin |
| alternative form | themmen |
| alternative form | them'en |
| alternative form | them-en |
| alternative form | themen |
Origin of themmun
Eye dialect of them ones (“those ones”, dialectal), as a reference to us versus them (“a state of opposition between two groups, mostly based on group membership”), in mock imitation of a stereotypical parochial sectarian. Singular themmun is a back-formation from themmuns (plural). Compare ussun.
Words that rhyme with themmun
Questions about themmun
- What does themmun mean?
- Themmun means someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).
- What part of speech is themmun?
- Themmun is a noun.
- How do you pronounce themmun?
- Themmun is pronounced /ˈðɛmən/.
- What is the plural of themmun?
- The plural of themmun is themmuns.
Words near themmun in the dictionary
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