sone meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

sone

nounalso spelled Sone

US /soʊn/ · UK /səʊn/

Etymology From Latin sonus (“sound”).

a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing

Obsolete Obsolete spelling of son.

Francis Eaton, and Sarah his wife, and Samuel their sone, a yong child.1651, William Bradford, The names of those which came over first, in the year 1620, and were (by the blessing of God) the first beginners, and (in a sort) the foundation, of all the plantations, and Colonies, in New England (And their families).:

Sone

noun

Etymology From Korean 소원(所願) (sowon, “wish”), a reference to the 2009 Girls' Generation song, "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)."

A fan of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.

South Korean idol fandom

The band is known as SNSD (acronym of Korean name So Nyuh Shi Dae). SNSD fans are called Sone^([sic]) and, yes, I am a Sone.2012 February 7, Sithikorn Wongwudthianun, “[ftp://202.60.207.28/BP/2012/02_BKP_Feb2012/07022012/BK070212L02.pdf Yes, I am a Sone]”, in The Bangkok Post, page 2:
Their six-track EP, 'Mr.Mr' comes packed with electro and R&B infused songs that SONEs (as SNSD Girls' Generation fans are lovingly called) can dance and sing along to.2014, Lainey, Mr.Mr. review, Campus Life, Issue #89, May 2014, page 60

1 more example

Way to go SONEs, the fan chants during the dance break was^([sic]) so rad!2014 May, Johanna Teo, Chew Hui Ling, “Girls Generation Uncovered!”, in Teenage, number 305, page 45: