nonce
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Synonyms: once, none, ponce, nonne, noice, vonce, nonie, nance, noce, conce, bonce
Antonyms: once, none, ponce, nonne, noice, vonce, nonie, nance, noce, conce, bonce
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose.
- 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.
Adjective
- One-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use.
Noun
- A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- A pedophile.
- A police informer, one who betrays a criminal enterprise
- A stupid or worthless person.
- Shut it, ya nonce!
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