More shell, less egg (2011)

Re:More shell, less egg (2011) by jjgreen on Monday June 05, 2023 @09:20AM (#36195806)

I was appalled when I first heard a colleague use "nonce" in this manner, I'd only previously heard it used as slang for sex-offender/paedophile, https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nonce

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Re:More shell, less egg (2011) by tyingq on Monday June 05, 2023 @09:33AM (#36195970)

That use of "nonce" supposedly comes from a once used acronym associated with some segregated prisoners..."not on normal courtyard exercise".

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Re:More shell, less egg (2011) by jjgreen on Monday June 05, 2023 @10:00AM (#36196268)

I'd heard the same, but half-expected a backformation

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Re:More shell, less egg (2011) by tyingq on Monday June 05, 2023 @10:04AM (#36196318)

Ah, yeah. Googling around a bit suggests some disagreement on whether that's true or not. It appeared in a documentary, then was disputed by others afterwards.

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