nemo
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of nemo
1935–40, perhaps < Latin nēmō nobody, reinforced by sound association with remote
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The last two Eurovision winners – Switzerland's Nemo and Austria's JJ – both deployed operatic vocal runs in their songs.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The former’s pulsing soundtrack tears apart “Little Nemo’s” enchanting dream logic, shattering the illusion that Nemo — despite its virtuosic rendering — can be so cleanly distinguished from its accompanying grotesque depictions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
The ISS is set to be decommissioned after 2030, with its orbit gradually lowered until it breaks up in the atmosphere over a remote part of the Pacific Ocean called Point Nemo, a spacecraft graveyard.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
Nakamura - a close friend of Naroditsky - also reportedly criticised Kramnik for his behaviour, while streamer Nemo Zhou called the situation "unacceptable" and urged Fide to act.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
“And I’m asexual, so I don’t do sexual relationships,” Nemo said.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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