Meanings
nouncluon (plural cluons)
plural cluons
- slangcomputingThe imaginary elementary particle of cluefulness; the anti-particle to the bogon.
Synonyms: clutron
- slangA person who is well-informed, or says well-informed things.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe imaginary elementary particle of cluefulness; the anti-particle to the bogon.
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Origin
from clue (“idea, inkling”) + -on (“suffix used to form names of elementary particles or fundamental units”)
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APA
cluon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cluon
MLA
“cluon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cluon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cluon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cluon.
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