-oon

1. a suffix occurring in words borrowed from French and other Romance languages (bassoon; balloon; dragoon; pontoon ), and on this model occasionally used in the formation of new nouns in English (spittoon ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of -oon¹

As an English formative (e.g., in spittoon ), extracted from words of various origins ( buffoon, lagoon, etc.) but representing chiefly French -on in words stressed on the final syllable; compare Spanish -on, Italian -one, Latin -ōn-

Example Sentences

Kanye then tweeted he would go "death con 3 Oon Jewish people", getting him banned there too.

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San Jose State’s Natasha Andrea Oon shot a final-round 70 to finish at 3-under 285.

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Judge See Kee Oon said that though Murugayan, 40, suffered significant psychiatric problems, the offences she committed were abhorrent and with purpose.

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Singapore's High Court has accepted a request to freeze up to $3.5 billion of worldwide assets of Lim Oon Kuin and his two children following the collapse of Lim's oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd, the company's liquidators told creditors in an email reviewed by Reuters.

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A Singapore prosecutor filed 23 additional forgery-related charges on Friday against Lim Oon Kuin, the founder of collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd.

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