mmth.

n.  the sound of taking a swig from a bottle.

<Mmth, another swig.  —Lawrence Norfolk, Lemprière’s Dictionary.>

mnc.

n.  the sound of a giant snail munching on leaves, as in the graphic novel Uzumaki 2 by Junji Ito; see also mnch.

mnch.

n.  a munching sound, as when eating mushrooms in the graphic novels Uzumaki 2 and Uzumaki 3 by Junji Ito; see also mnc.


v.  to chew at a fast rate, as described in “Chewing Theories” by Ettore Pasquini.

mnnh.

adv.  no, as in the novel Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale.

<“You don’t eat much for a big fella.”  “Mnnh.”  —Steven Sherrill, The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: A Novel.>

interj.  an angry grunt, as in the novel One For the Gods: A Novel by Gordon Merrick.


interj.  huh?

<He answers questions, even when he’s heard them, with “Mnnh?” followed by “Well, let’s see now.”  —Jardine Libaire, Here Kitty Kitty: A Novel.>

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