vonu

English

Etymology

Coined in the 1960s by the Association of the Free Isles libertarian organisation.

Noun

vonu

1. (neologism) The act of covertly residing in a secluded area (off the grid) and refraining from interaction with authorities, such as the government.
   • 1986, Stewart Brand, editor, The Essential Whole Earth Catalog: Access to Tools and Ideas, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 143:

     The legendary Rayo was a vonu pioneer. His writings are well worth reading for every libertarian and freedom seeker.

   • 1992, Mike Gunderloy, Cari Goldberg Janice, The World of Zines: A Guide to the Independent Magazine Revolution, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 78:

     This is one of the best places to read about vonu, an idea that had a vogue in underground circles in the seventies.

   • 2009, Bennie Lee Ferguson, What is a Nation: The Micronationalist Challenge to Traditional Concepts of the Nation-state‎^[2] (Thesis), Wichita State University, page 174:

     In any case, the unorthodox approach taken by proponents of the "vonu" lifestyle would seem to indicate that the limited "sovereignty" it seeks to create is a primary goal of the association and that it is not particularly concerned with legitimacy in a traditional sense.

Derived terms

• vonuism
• vonuist

 

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *voñu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu (compare Hawaiian honu, Maori honu, Rapa Nui honu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu (compare Indonesian penyu, Malay penyu), from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun

vonu

1. sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)