monkey nut

noun

, Slang.

1. a peanut.

monkey nut

noun

1. another name for a peanut

Word History and Origins

Origin of monkey nut¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

She (Evangeline) was balancing easily on one leg, while with the other leg and her beak she tried to peel a monkey-nut.

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He was holding a tiny gourd, no larger than a monkey-nut, suspended from a necklace of polished crocodile teeth.

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The pea nut—or monkey nut—is especially recommended as a cure for indigestion.

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It was still grappling with a monkey-nut, but no doubt a different one.

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