MrSulu@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoToo early?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1250arrow-down1external-linkToo early?lemmy.mlMrSulu@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMrSulu@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt was only this year that I realised that nonce is actually a prison term acronym for Not On Normal Courtyard Exercise.
minus-squareratel@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoAccording to Wiktionary it’s likely that that’s a backronym but not confirmed. Could have come from Nancy/Nance or Ponce.
It was only this year that I realised that nonce is actually a prison term acronym for Not On Normal Courtyard Exercise.
According to Wiktionary it’s likely that that’s a backronym but not confirmed. Could have come from Nancy/Nance or Ponce.