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03-23-2006, 05:25 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
Join Date: Jul 2004
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what's a nonce?
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03-23-2006, 05:36 PM
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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. |
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03-24-2006, 09:00 AM
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dar512 is now Pete Zicato
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Chicago suburb
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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.
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