Brits: call me names here, and I will sue you for huge money

03-23-2006, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

what's a nonce?

From Wikipedia (too lazy to give the link, google it yourself, ya googleheads):

In the UK, the term nonce is a slang word used to refer to a sex offender, especially child sexual abusers, and thus as an insult.

dar512 · 03-24-2006, 09:00 AM

How in the heck did that happen? Nonce is (was I guess) a perfectly good word meaning "the time being". Sounds like it got hijacked.

03-24-2006, 09:00 AM	#2
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	How in the heck did that happen? Nonce is (was I guess) a perfectly good word meaning "the time being". Sounds like it got hijacked. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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