nonny

noun, intj — 3 senses

nonny

noun

/ˈnɒni/

1

Obsolete A fool.

nonny

intj

1

A meaningless word used in refrains, especially in old English ballads and glees.

Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blithe and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny.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]:

nonny

noun

Etymology Diminutive of anonymous with -y.

1

An anon; a user who posts anonymously on the Internet.

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