anon
/əˈnɑn/ · adv
Meaning
- Straight away; at once.
- Soon; in a little while.
- At another time; then; again.
- An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando.
- An anonymous poster (“person who contributes a note, message, etc”). A participant in an online site, such as a forum or an imageboard, without an account, or who posts without identifying themselves, or hidden behind a pseudonym.
- A work with an unknown author.
- A work without a title.
- Clipping of anonymous.
- The name given when an author's name is unknown.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English anoon, anon, anan (literally “in one (moment)”), from on (“in”) + ān (“one”). See on and one.
- anoon(enm)→
- anon (English)
- Relations: der
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