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 1885. Ill. Lon. News, 26 Sept., p. 331. When one feels fagged and wearied, with nerves overstrained, and altogether in that used-up condition that a parson, after a hard Sunday's work, terms Mondayish.

English synonyms. In the Idles; not-up-to-work; run down; seedy; off colour; off it; off the spot; out of it; shilly-shally; soft in the back; stale.

French synonyms. Etre carne (popular); s'engrouillé (popular); s'enrossé (popular); être un Flémard: also avoir la flème or flemme; n'en pas foutre un clou, un coup, or une secousse (= to be superlatively idle); malade du pouce; mou comme une loche; un Saint-lâche (= a MONDAYISH workman).

Mondongo. See Mundungus.

Money, subs. (colloquial).—1. Money's worth; a way or line of investing money.

1851-61. Mayhew, London Lab., i. 95. I sell dry fruit, sir, in February and March, because I must be doing something, and green fruit's not my money then.

2. (venery).—See quot. For synonyms see Monosyllable.

1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Money. A girl's private parts, commonly applied to little children: as: Take care, Miss, or you will show your MONEY.

1811. Lex. Bal., s.v.

1859. Matsell, Vocabulum, s.v.

Eggs for money, subs. phr. (old).—An excuse; a trick.

1604. Shakspeare, Winter's Tale, i. 2. Mine honest friend, Will you take eggs for money.

HARD-MONEY, subs. (colloquial).—Coin. Soft money = notes.

1848. Lowell, Biglow Papers, 1st Ser. vi. I du believe hard coin the stuff, For 'lectioneers to spout on; The people's 'ollers soft enough. To make hard money out on.

Money makes the mare to go. See Mare.

Pot of money, subs. phr. (common).—A large amount.

Money-bags, subs. (common).—A miser; a usurer; a man of means.

Money-box (Maker, or spinner). The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.

Money-dropper, subs. (thieves').—A swindler who lets money drop before some 'flat', and, offering to share it with him, passes off counterfeit coin in return for good 'change'.

1748. Smollett, Roderick Randon, A rascally money-dropper.

1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.

1811. Lex. Bal., s.v.

Money-grubber, subs. (colloquial).—A miser.

Mongrel, subs. (old).—See quot. 1785.

1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Mongrel, a hanger on amongst cheats, a spunger; also a child, whose father and mother are of different countries.

1811. Lex. Bal., s.v.

Moniker. See Monarch.

Monk, subs. (common).—1. A term of contempt.

2. (printers').—An over-inked spot in a printed sheet; a dark patch; a blackened or wasted impression. See Friar.

1811. Lex. Bal., s.v.

1868. Brewer, Phrase and Fable, s.v. Monk. Caxton set up his printing