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Definition of Nonny
1. n. A silly fellow; a ninny.
Definition of Nonny
1. Noun. (obsolete) A fool. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonny
1. a meaningless word in ballads [n NONNIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonny
Literary usage of Nonny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "Brief Lives" by John Aubrey, Andrew Clark (1898)
"... on a rowe I forbid that any showe Ever the like of her Hey nonny nonny noe.
... head unto the toe Downe, downe, all over her Hye nonny nonny noe. ..."
2. A Book of English Literature, Selected and Ed by Robert Grant Martin (1916)
"ANONYMOUS HEY nonny NO! Hey nonny no! Men are fools that wish to die! Is't not
fine to dance and sing When the bells of death do ring? ..."
3. The Pilgrims' Way: A Little Scrip of Good Counsel for Travellers (1907)
"ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Hey nonny no i T TEY nonny no! ... Is't not fine to swim
in wine, And turn upon the toe, And sing hey nonny no ! ..."
4. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"A kind of rustic burden to a ballad ; equivalent to hey nonny nanny, of which it
is only a variation. At you like it, v, 3. ..."
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