nonny
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɒni/
- Rhymes: -ɒni
Etymology 1
Noun
nonny (plural nonnies)
- (obsolete) A fool.
Interjection
nonny
- 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
Diminutive of anonymous with -y.
Noun
nonny (plural nonnies)
- (fandom slang) A user who posts anonymously on the Internet.