nonny

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɒni/
• Rhymes: -ɒni

Etymology 1

Noun

nonny (plural nonnies)

1. (obsolete) A fool.

Interjection

nonny

1. A meaningless word used in refrains, especially in old English ballads and glees.
   • 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:

     Then sigh not so,
     But let them go,
     And be you blithe and bonny,
     Converting all your sounds of woe
     Into Hey nonny, nonny.

Etymology 2

Diminutive of anonymous with -y.

Noun

nonny (plural nonnies)

1. (fandom slang) A user who posts anonymously on the Internet.