Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb At another time; later.
- adverb In a short time; soon.
- adverb Archaic At once; forthwith.
- idiom (ever/now) Time after time; now and then.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of
anonymous . - noun An abbreviation of
anonymous and anonymously. - In one and the same direction; straight on.
- Straightway; forthwith; on the instant; immediately.
- Hence, like other words of the same literal meaning, passing into Quickly; soon; in a short time; by and by.
- At another time; again; now again.
- As a response, same as
anan .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete Straightway; at once.
- adverb Soon; in a little while.
- adverb At another time; then; again.
- adverb [Obs.] at once; right off.
- adverb now and then; frequently; often.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An anonymous person, especially an author
- noun A work with an unknown author
- noun A work without a title
- adjective
anonymous - adverb archaic
Straightway ;at once . - adverb Soon; in a little while.
- adverb At another time; then; again.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb at another time
- adverb (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while
- adjective having no known name or identity or known source
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But even if he was born in [...] anon, on February 16th, 2010 at 7: 06 am Said:
Is Barack Obama An American Citizen? | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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I think that last line in anon 9: 57's comment was the result of incomplete editing, but I like the plaintive little echo it makes.
What does this make the future look like? Roger Sutton 2009
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Nasty anon is probably one of those clueless moronic Jezebels who is clearly horrified by her own self.
Why Anyone Who Says We Live In A Post-Feminist World Should Be Cuffed In The Head | Her Bad Mother 2008
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May 2nd, 2008 9: 35 am ET well "anon is a liar" why dont you go to paulvclinton. com and read all the information there .... if the Clinton's didn't break FEC laws, which it seems like they did, then at the very least what they did was extraordinarily shady. tiredofthecrap
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November 30, 2008 at 11: 23 PM anon is a woman is talking point repeat central
"RK Closes Down" 2008
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If they choose Obama over Hillary, thats fine, but to write such a disgustingly nasty piece "so called anon" is really reaching the bottom of the barrel.
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Hispanics, for Hillary, if not Hillary Go McCain anon
Poll: Obama gaining support with key Clinton demographics 2008
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You win anon, my slippers are on and await the cheque!!!
Another Letter Another Rejection Newmania 2008
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In what way, anon, is an elected politician talking about the future of unelected monarchy constitute hyopcrisy.
Pippa pouts 2008
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You may do so here at On The Bubble if you so desire - or should you wish to remain anon - then an email will suffice.
gangerh commented on the word anon
Who keeps adding this one?
February 17, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word anon
(Down by the water, by The Decemberists)
January 19, 2011
Wordplayer commented on the word anon
Quite an autoantonym or contranym
September 17, 2011