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Nonce
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Nonce
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the present time or occasion (now only in the phrase for the nonce)
noun
derogatory, prison slang
a rapist or child molester; a sexual offender
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Nonce
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the present use, occasion, or time; time being
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Nonce
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The present or particular occasion: "Her tendency to discover a touch of sadness had for the nonce disappeared" (Theodore Dreiser).
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