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monkey nut
noun
, Slang.
- a peanut.
monkey nut
noun
- another name for a peanut
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Word History and Origins
Origin of monkey nut1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
To a worried Maa Kamala she explained, “It’s her stomach. It was the monkey nuts. We bought a whole paper full, and the greedy girl ate most of them.”
From Literature
The term 'monkey nuts' describes peanuts with the shell or pod intact.
From BBC
"Over in England, my father says, they call 'em monkey nuts."
From Project Gutenberg
Some are oval; some are shaped like a monkey nut.
From Project Gutenberg
The first thing I saw at Chao-t'ong the next day was the foreign cigarette, sold at a wayside stall by a vendor of monkey nuts and marrow seeds.
From Project Gutenberg
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