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-sona

-sona suffix: added to a noun to describe a character of the noun's form, typically one used to represent oneself in fandom spaces.

Suffix

-sona (noun-forming suffix, plural -sonas)

  1. (slang) Added to a noun to describe a character of the noun's form, typically one used to represent oneself in fandom spaces.
    • cup + -sona → cupsona
    • gem + -sona → gemsona
  2. (broadly) Added to a noun to indicate a separate presentation of the self used in a certain real life context.
    • drag + -sona → dragsona
    • work + -sona → worksona

Forms of -sona

plural-sonas

Origin of -sona

Clipping of persona. Likely originated in the furry community with fursona. See also sona.

Questions about -sona

What does -sona mean?
-sona means added to a noun to describe a character of the noun's form, typically one used to represent oneself in fandom spaces.
What part of speech is -sona?
-sona is a suffix.

Words near -sona in the dictionary

  1. -sol
  2. -some
  3. -somes
  4. -something
  5. -son
  6. -sona
  7. -sonas
  8. -sophy
  9. -speak
  10. -spect
  11. -spermia

Source and license

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