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John-a-Nokes

John-a-Nokes proper noun: used as an anonymous placeholder for the name of a person.

Proper noun

John-a-Nokes

  1. (archaic) Used as an anonymous placeholder for the name of a person.
    Synonyms:
    John-a-Stiles

Synonyms of John-a-Nokes

Forms of John-a-Nokes

alternative formJohn-a-Noaks

Questions about John-a-Nokes

What does John-a-Nokes mean?
John-a-Nokes means used as an anonymous placeholder for the name of a person.
What part of speech is John-a-Nokes?
John-a-Nokes is a proper noun.

Words near John-a-Nokes in the dictionary

  1. John's
  2. John's wort
  3. John-a-dreams
  4. John-a-dreamses
  5. John-a-Noaks
  6. John-a-Nokes
  7. John-a-Stiles
  8. John-apple
  9. John-apples
  10. John-go-to-bed-at-noon
  11. john50

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