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barbsdad2003

Jun 23, 2007 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

nonnock

on a nonnock
I drove to town

on a nonnock
I fell down

on a nonnock
I leapt a building

in a single bound

— barbsdad2003, Jun 23, 2007

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18 years 11 months ago

OK

I like the movement of this poem BUT what is a nonnock?

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18 years 11 months ago

Nonnock

nonnock = whim

18 years 11 months ago

I believe you Chuck

Thousands wouldn't. It's not in the Concise Oxford. Anyway the poem worked for me even if it was a nonsense word. cheers, Jess

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18 years 11 months ago

Real Word

Not nonsense. As a noun it means whim. As a verb it means to waste time. Another synonym would be the word notion, but I prefer the sound and feel of the word nonnock in this poem. BTW, I'm sure there are many other real words not contained in the Concise Oxford. Chuck

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