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A fucked up nickname that somewhat resembles your proper name, and even if it doesn't, is something you eventually resort to answering to.
My co-worker's real name is Meredith, but our boss calls her by her nomonym, Merm-the-worm, because she is tall and thin (and because he is a jackass).
nomonym by Msekstra September 7, 2010
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Two words that are neither synonyms nor antonyms.
Chair and helmet are nononyms. So are cellphone and car.

Hate and love are not nononyms.

Bong and waterpipe are not nononyms.
nononym by sep682 October 30, 2011

nononymous

the public survey will be nononymous
nononymous by doublerb November 8, 2017

Nononymous

Not annonymous
I will be attending the Hopeless Romantics Nononymous meeting on Tuesday, see you there?
Nononymous by kolbasquaw May 26, 2011
A misspelled synonym. Nymoyms are often used by illiterates or people who type too fast and don’t care to correct it. The name stems from the norwegian family line of Nymoen, who often uses nymonyms.
nymonym is a nymonym of synonym
nymonym by lamanatic February 26, 2025

Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.
I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand
Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026
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