Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An occasional Middle English form of un-.
  • noun A Middle English form of one.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete One.

Etymologies

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Examples

  • The product you saw is called Kin no Unko (The Golden Poo), a name that plays on the fact that the Japanese word for poop (unko) starts with the same "oon" sound as a completely unrelated word that means "luck."

    Lost in Translation? Jen 2008

  • J'oon's attempts to rid himself of his little fire problem lead him to seek help from the supervillainess scorch, and the two of them fall in love and actually have a home together, complete with barbecue in the backyard.

    They Wouldn’t Really Kill J’onn, Right? | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • Yes, my feller-citizens and ladies of de other sex in general, I has principles, I has -- I 'm proud fur to' oon 'em -- they 's perquisite to dese yer times, and ter all times.

    The Christian Slave: A Drama 1855

  • I has principles, -- I'm proud to 'oon 'em, -- they 's perquisite to dese yer times, and ter _all_ times.

    Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853

  • Laje'oon's Projects Coordinator has referred to the "Israeli regime of Apartheid, colonization, and belligerent occupation" and Israeli

    NGO Monitor Research 2009

  • Laje'oon's Projects Coordinator has referred to the "Israeli regime of Apartheid, colonization, and belligerent occupation" and Israeli

    NGO Monitor Research 2009

  • Laje'oon's Projects Coordinator has referred to the "Israeli regime of Apartheid, colonization, and belligerent occupation" and Israeli

    NGO Monitor Research 2009

  • "Yes, my feller-citizens and ladies of de other sex in general, I has principles, -- I'm proud to 'oon 'em, -- they 's perquisite to dese yer times, and ter all times.

    Uncle Tom's cabin, or Life among the lowly 1852

  • Billionaire Gaddafi shows us signs of his 42yrs of greed, offers 500k LYD ransom for opposition leader who will $oon take it all back #Libyaless than a minute ago via TweetDeckOmar Al Mukhtar

    Army intervenes in Egypt protests; White House backpedals from military intervention in Libya 2011

  • “Due to the increased wait time in California, and the rapid progression of his disease I am recommending for this member approval for going oon [out of network] for his liver transplant,” wrote Pamela Adelman, thenurse.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » House Democratic Leaders Drop “Deem and Pass” 2010

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