Monger
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| - | A monger is a person, persons or business that '''mongs''' (pronounced ''mungs'') a product of some sort. It is difficult to say how many things are monged and in what way; the list of goods that can be monged, and hence, the various different ways in which the monging must occur is constantly changing. | + | A monger (from the Latin, ''Mungus'', meaning 'keeper of beans') is a person, persons or business that '''mongs''' (pronounced ''mungs'') a product of some sort. It is difficult to say how many things are monged and in what way; the list of goods that can be monged, and hence, the various different ways in which the monging must occur is constantly changing. |
There are a few things that have been monged for a long time - long enough that their names have become a part of the English language: | There are a few things that have been monged for a long time - long enough that their names have become a part of the English language: | ||
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* Cheesemonger | * Cheesemonger | ||
* Warmonger | * Warmonger | ||
| + | * Whoremonger | ||
* Rumourmonger | * Rumourmonger | ||
| - | * Costamonger | + | * [[Costamonger]] |
This list is constantly changing, as new products are discovered by [[Economists]] and the decision over whether they are '''vended''' (variant: ''vent'') or '''monged''' is made by [[Librarians]]. | This list is constantly changing, as new products are discovered by [[Economists]] and the decision over whether they are '''vended''' (variant: ''vent'') or '''monged''' is made by [[Librarians]]. | ||
Current revision as of 22:28, 4 March 2010
A monger (from the Latin, Mungus, meaning 'keeper of beans') is a person, persons or business that mongs (pronounced mungs) a product of some sort. It is difficult to say how many things are monged and in what way; the list of goods that can be monged, and hence, the various different ways in which the monging must occur is constantly changing.
There are a few things that have been monged for a long time - long enough that their names have become a part of the English language:
- Fishmonger
- Ironmonger
- Cheesemonger
- Warmonger
- Whoremonger
- Rumourmonger
- Costamonger
This list is constantly changing, as new products are discovered by Economists and the decision over whether they are vended (variant: vent) or monged is made by Librarians.
