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noncery

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noncery noun: the behaviour of a sex offender; paedophilia.

Noun

noncery (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang) The behaviour of a sex offender; paedophilia.
    • The nonces abided, trading photographs of their victims like soccer stars. […] They saw themselves as avuncular – and had often introduced one another to children as ‘uncle’; they were generous, and had frequently been apprehended by the police, carrying toys, looking for a child to give them to....1998, Will Self, Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, pages 217–218
    • Reformed paedophile Wishbone Fencefold, who gave up noncery when the practice was outlawed in the early 90s, has claimed that offenders just don’t fancy fat kids.2006 May 8, “Mr Chuffy Investigates… Why obesity is phat”, in Quench, volume 3, number 38, Cardiff University Students’ Union

Origin of noncery

From nonce + -ery.

Questions about noncery

What does noncery mean?
Noncery means the behaviour of a sex offender; paedophilia.
What part of speech is noncery?
Noncery is a noun.

Words near noncery in the dictionary

  1. noncertificated
  2. noncertification
  3. noncertifications
  4. noncertified
  5. noncervical
  6. noncery
  7. nonces
  8. noncesium
  9. noncetacean
  10. noncey
  11. nonchafing

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