Mongers
Jun 13th 2007 | 9:06 pm
#1
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saoirse
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Mongers
My father was a fishmonger,ie he "monged" fish.I know there are ironmongers aswell, but i can't think of anything else that can be "monged".Bakers aren't called breadmongers. 
Jun 13th 2007 | 9:25 pm
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Re: Mongers
My missus calls me a mong - is that the same sort of thing?
*ducks*
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Jun 13th 2007 | 9:29 pm
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Re: Mongers
rumours can be monged 
as in rumour-monger. So can scandals Scandalmonger
And' of course there is "costermonger" - a fruit vender - in Shakespeares "Henry IV".
FYI
There you go, whore monger, thats another one!
JTL
as in rumour-monger. So can scandals ScandalmongerAnd' of course there is "costermonger" - a fruit vender - in Shakespeares "Henry IV".
FYI
Monger - "Dealer, Trader, Merchant." Also seen as a verb form, "to sell, deal." This generally connotes the sale or promotion of something undesirable, illegal or of low social status. The term has had negative connotations since at least the 16th century. It derives from the Middle English and Anglo-Saxon "manger" = "dealer, merchant." The word was commonly used in compounds, as in the Middle English "fischmangere" = "fishmonger, fish dealer." It is related to the Anglo-Saxon "mangung" = "trade, commerce." It exists today mainly in compounds, such as "whoremonger."
JTL
Jun 13th 2007 | 9:33 pm
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saoirse
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Re: Mongers
Jun 13th 2007 | 9:48 pm
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Re: Mongers
Warmonger
Jun 13th 2007 | 10:05 pm
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Re: Mongers
What about that Scaramonger chapie in James Bond? Man with the Golden Gun - the midget - I think.
What's a scara?
Andrew
What's a scara?
Andrew
Jun 13th 2007 | 10:09 pm
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Re: Mongers
ie; Tony and his WMD. Hes a scaremonger.
Last edited by Louise M; Jun 13th 2007 at 10:36 pm.
