sone

plural sones

1. acousticsa subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing
2. obsoleteObsolete spelling of son.

   Francis Eaton, and Sarah his wife, and Samuel their sone, a yong child.

   1651, William Bradford, The names of those which came over first, in the year 1620, and were (by the blessing of God) the first beginners, and (in a sort) the foundation, of all the plantations, and Colonies, in New England (And their families).

plural Sones · alternative SONE · alternative S♡NE

1. South Korean idol fandomA fan of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.

   Way to go SONEs, the fan chants during the dance break was^([sic]) so rad!

   2014 May, Johanna Teo, Chew Hui Ling, “Girls Generation Uncovered!”, in Teenage, number 305, page 45

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   The band is known as SNSD (acronym of Korean name So Nyuh Shi Dae). SNSD fans are called Sone^([sic]) and, yes, I am a Sone.

   2012 February 7, Sithikorn Wongwudthianun, “[ftp://202.60.207.28/BP/2012/02_BKP_Feb2012/07022012/BK070212L02.pdf Yes, I am a Sone]”, in The Bangkok Post, page 2

   Their six-track EP, 'Mr.Mr' comes packed with electro and R&B infused songs that SONEs (as SNSD Girls' Generation fans are lovingly called) can dance and sing along to.

   2014, Lainey, Mr.Mr. review, Campus Life, Issue #89, May 2014, page 60

plural SONEs

1. alternativeAlternative form of Sone.