Lon

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of longitude. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of London. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    A male given name; diminutive form Lonnie.

    "But the person I spied on the most was my father, Lon—or, as he was called in the Southern style, Lonnie—who'd commandeer the den into the wee hours."

Example

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"But the person I spied on the most was my father, Lon—or, as he was called in the Southern style, Lonnie—who'd commandeer the den into the wee hours."

Etymology

Clipping of London.

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