nonce
IPA: nˈɑns
noun
- The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- (lexicography) A nonce word.
- (cryptography) A value constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.
- (Britain, Ireland, derogatory) A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children.
- (by extension) A pedophile.
- (Britain, Ireland, prison slang, derogatory) A police informer, one who betrays a criminal enterprise
- (Britain, Ireland, slang, derogatory) A stupid or worthless person.
adjective
- One-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use. Denoting something occurring once.
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Examples of "nonce" in Sentences
- Or if the nonce is based on time.
- Coined by as a nonce word in 1874 .
- I'll leave it at that for the nonce.
- Great contentment reigns for the nonce.
- Other nonce coinages continue to arise.
- From, a nonce combining form of or, and.
- The Nonce is a beautiful, drowsy island.
- So it is not that important, for the nonce.
- Nonce here is perhaps referent to the occasion.
- This implies that the Nonce is the site of that event.
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