nonce
A nonce wordA nonce word.
» I like coining nonce words.
Я люблю придумывать несуществующие слова.
Meaning
7 sensesA 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.
(Ireland, UK, derogatory)A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children.
педофи́лpedofíl, растли́тельrastlítelʹ, соврати́тельsovratítelʹ
(broadly)A pedophile.
(Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)A police informer, one who betrays a criminal enterprise
(Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)A stupid or worthless person.
Shut it, ya nonce!
(archaic)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.
einmalig, Einmal-
да́нный слу́чайdánnyj slúčaj, ока́зияokázija
the present occasion
Examples
3 sentencesI like coining nonce words.
ruЯ люблю придумывать несуществующие слова.
"Chortle" was a nonce word when it was first created, but now it's a regular English word.
He is such a nonce!
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English nonse, nones, a rebracketing of Middle English to þen anes,Inherited from Middle English nonse, nones, a rebracketing of Middle English to þen anes, for þen anes (to/for the once (i.e., the one occasion or instance)), from the dative singular neuter of þe. The cryptography sense is commonly said to be a contraction of number used once, although this is probably incorrect.
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Forms
plural: noncesSynonyms
2 synonyms- the present occasion:time being