oons

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interjection

Expressing anger, surprise etc.

First used 16th c.Scrabble 4
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Meanings

oons1

noun
  1. pluralplural of oon

oons2

interjection
  1. archaicExpressing anger, surprise etc.First known use 16th c.

    Oons, woman, said I, the lady may be in a fit: the lady may be dying—Let me go up.

    1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCCXXXIV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC
    1 more example

    [H]e no sooner comprehended the nature of this shower, which in a twinkling bedewed him from head to foot, than he exclaimed, “Blood and oons! I'm afloat?”

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Origin

Alteration of wounds.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

soononos
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APA

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MLA

“oons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oons. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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