nonces Synonyms & Antonyms
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Nonces as a Noun
plural of nonce
The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term.
A nonce word.
I had thought that the term was a nonce, but it seems as if it's been picked up by other authors.
A value constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.
(prisons) A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children.
1989 "assorted nonces, ponces and murderers, 'the worst men in the world' [...] on the nonce wing, where the child-killers, molesters and various perverts have to be protected from the other prisoners." (New Statesman, New Society, Volume 2, Statesman & Nation Publishing Company Limited)
(prisons) A police informer, one who betrays a criminal enterprise
A stupid or worthless person.
Shut it, ya nonce!
Nonces as a Verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of nonce
Nonces in a Sentence
That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term.
I had thought that the term was a nonce, but it seems as if it's been picked up by other authors.
1989 "assorted nonces, ponces and murderers, 'the worst men in the world' [...] on the nonce wing, where the child-killers, molesters and various perverts have to be protected from the other prisoners." (New Statesman, New Society, Volume 2, Statesman & Nation Publishing Company Limited)
Shut it, ya nonce!
Word Forms & Grammar
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