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anons

anons is the plural of anon.

Meaning of anon

Noun

anon (plural anons)

  1. An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando.
    • Indeed they did all they could to avoid it, coyly hiding their identities behind initials, asterisks, and anons1904, Thomas Wright, The Life of Edward Fitzgerald, volume 1, page 94
    Synonyms:
    anonym
    1. (Internet) 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.
  2. A work with an unknown author.
    • On the floor again she came upon a couple of "Anons" and frowned at them: Ought We to Visit Her and Cast Away in The Cold. Those would certainly do very well on the top shelf.1984, Helen Hooven Santmyer, "...And Ladies of the Club", page 214
  3. A work without a title.

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Questions about anons

What is anons the plural of?
Anons is the plural of anon.

Words near anons in the dictionary

  1. anonangs
  2. anonas
  3. anonette
  4. anonettes
  5. Anong
  6. anons
  7. anonychia
  8. anonym
  9. anonym.
  10. anonyma
  11. anonymal

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