English Explanatory Dictionary

mongery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of selling something of a specific type; the business of a monger.
  2. The process of promoting or spreading something undesirable.
  3. That which is sold by a monger.
  4. The building where a monger conducts business.

Word forms

mongery mongeries

Etymology

From monger + -y.

Related words

boroughmongery cheesemongery costermongery fellmongery fishmongery ironmongery newsmongery phrasemongery scandalmongery scaremongery versemongery warmongery whoremongery wordmongery
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