nonny

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Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

nonny (plural nonnies)

  1. (obsolete) A fool.

Interjection[edit]

nonny

  1. A meaningless word used in refrains, especially in old English ballads and glees.
    • 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
      Then sigh not so,
      But let them go,
      And be you blithe and bonny,
      Converting all your sounds of woe
      Into Hey nonny, nonny.

Etymology 2[edit]

Diminutive of anonymous with -y.

Noun[edit]

nonny (plural nonnies)

  1. (fandom slang) A user who posts anonymously on the Internet.
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