Meaning of noncy | Babel Free
Definitions
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Resembling or characteristic of a nonce, or sex offender. UK, slang
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Pretentious, affected, fancy. UK, slang
Examples
“Lloyd pushed his leader back into his seat and subscribed to the same Ngs, he then began to scrawl a whole manner of spurious boring shite............throwing back his head and in his nonciest laugh shouted "soon they will all be mine, the world will be mine and it all starts here in Scarecrow......WOOOOOOOHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH...............WOOOOOOOOOOOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA."”
“He was a noncy guy. […] The nonce whispered something in the kid's ear, squeezed his arse, and got his face opened up from ear to ear.”
“'Are you saying I look like a noncy man doll?' Dutch asked. 'You're not exactly the rugged SAS action man type we're all made out to be are ya mate?'”
“Yeah, he’s getting a bit noncy, ain’t he lately? I seen him walking down the high street the other day with his Filofax held up in front of him.”
“IN a survey of nine cities, Prima magazine claimed that Geordie men were the least likely to help a damsel in distress. Now, as a native of Newcastle I will not have noncy London magazines casting aspersions on our menfolk.”
““On the corner? There’s a Starbucks.” / “I wouldn’t set foot in the place!” Macy was gabbling like a spin cycle on overdrive. “Capitalist pigs! Brainwashed the public into believing that in order to maintain their visibility, they need to sport a cardboard container full of brown water with some noncy Italian name – what happened to a simple cup of coffee?[…]””
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.