• ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPA
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    1 year ago

    Nonce is an intriguing word with a range of meanings, I just stuck to the relevant definition.

    Wait what? Nonce is a term for sex offender?? Maybe you mean to say it’s a slang that can mean pedo?

    It can mean any sex offender, rapists, flashers, etc.

    I’ve heard Brits call dummies nonces too.

    Took me a bit to figure that one out - dummies as in idiots, not as in soothers you give to babies.

    For me, I think of cryptographic nonces when I hear the word lol

    That’s a much more recent use, apparently “number used once” but I suspect it falls under “they knew”.