Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vonce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vonce
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Marijuana; cannabis, especially used as a drug.

American usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Something or someone small and annoying. Used more as a term of endearment than a criticism.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Sexual activity.

Slang

noun

A state in which the musician produces great improvisation intuitively.

Slang

noun

A jerk; an unpleasant person.

American usage; Slang

adv

Pronunciation spelling of once, imitative of German-accented or non-native English.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish וואַנץ (vants, “bedbug”), by analogy to the English slang term roach. Attested since the 1950s.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: וואַנץ, Schwanz, שוואַנץ

Usage

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Questions

What does vonce mean?
Marijuana; cannabis, especially used as a drug.
Where does vonce come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce vonce

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