Why is monger such a seemingly ugly word? The word that t is commonly cited as the ugliest word is moist - due to its tactile sound. Monger is considered unappealing because of its harsh consonant sounds.
Monger originates from Latin mongo, meaning merchant or dealer. There are fishmongers, cheesemongers, costermonger (fruit, vegetables, and fish from a street barrow) and ironmongers (hardware), plus some more. Then in the metaphorical world, there are fearmongers, warmongers, gossipmongers, hatemongers, and scaremongers.
And more still - miraclemongers who feign or deal in fake miracles, drugmongers (self-evident) and whoremongers (also self-evident).
A female fishmonger would have been called a fishwife, fish-fag or fishlass. A female cheesemonger was called a cheesemonger. I guess cheese is a universal thing.
Cheesemonger is still in use today although cheese sommelier and cheese steward are also terms that are used. It takes 4,000 hours of experience to get certified standing. And then it isn't a high-paying profession. But one has a thousand jokes.
What cheese do you use to coax a bear out of the woods with? Camembert
What cheese can you disguise a small horse with? Mascapone.
Why did the cheese lose a fight with a stone? Because the Roquefort back
There was an explosion at a cheese factory in France… all that was left was de brie
And then a musical version:
Sweet dreams are made of cheese, who am I to diss a brie, I Cheddar the world and the Feta cheese, everybody's looking for Stilton
Cheese at Pearl Morissette, located in Jordan. Now Canada's #1 restaurant.
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