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nun

UK/nʊn/ US/nuːn/ fairly common slang uk

noun

1.
2.

a buoy resembling a cone

Synonyms
3.

the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Origin

From Middle English nonne, nunne, from Old English nunne (“nun”), from Late Latin nonna (“nun, tutor”), originally (along with masculine form nonnus (“man”)) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc. Doublet of nonna.

Phrases

  • corporate nun
  • dry as a nun's cunt
  • dry as a nun's nasty
  • nun buoy
  • Nun Monkton
  • nun moth
  • Nun of the Visitation
  • nun's thread

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