He is such a nonce!
Source: tatoeba (6739879)
Nonce
/nɒns/
Synonyms for "nonce" (41 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
the noncethe nowthe now generationthe presentthe present agethe present daythe present hourthe present juncturethe present timethe time beingthe timesthese daysthis daythis hourthis instantthis momentthis pointthis stagetoday
Noun(1 words)
time being
Related word relations
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5 entriesinvented termnonce valuenonce wordone time valuetemporary coinage
Collocations
6 entriesfor the noncenonce valuenonce wordone time numberone time valuetemporary coinage
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesnonce termnonce wordtemporary coinage
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
"Chortle" was a nonce word when it was first created, but now it's a regular English word.
Source: tatoeba (11024685)
That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term.
Source: wiktionary
[...] Dunce, / Dotard, a-dozing at the very nonce, / After a life spent training for the sight!
Source: wiktionary
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