monkey nut

American  

noun

Slang.

1. a peanut.

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monkey nut British  

noun

1. another name for a peanut

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Etymology

Origin of monkey nut

First recorded in 1875–80

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