Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a monk on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
have a -monk on
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be sullen or bad-tempered.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

has a monk on (present, singular) having a monk on (participle, present) had a monk on (participle, past) had a monk on (past)

Questions

What does have a monk on mean?
To be sullen or bad-tempered.

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