vonce

vonce · noun¹

1. Yiddish · borrowed fromוואַנץ“bedbug”
2. English todayvonce

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

vonce · noun²

1. Yiddish · borrowed fromשוואַנץ“penis”
2. German · borrowed fromSchwanz“tail, slang for penis”
3. English todayvonce

Uncertain; possibly from German Schwanz (“tail, slang for penis”) or Yiddish שוואַנץ (shvants, “penis”).

vonce · noun³

Uncertain; Possibly either of the etymologies listed above. Attested since the 1960s.

vonce · adverb⁴

See once.