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  1. The earliest known use of the word anon. is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for anon. is from 1683, in the writing of William Atwood. anon. is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin anon. See etymology.

  2. 1. from or by a person, author, etc, whose name is unknown or withheld. an anonymous email. 2. having no known name. 3. lacking individual characteristics; unexceptional. 4. (often capital) denoting an organization which provides help to applicants who remain anonymous.

  3. Jun 2, 2024 · anon (plural anons) An anonymous person, especially an author . ( Internet) An anonymous poster (“person who contributes a note, message, etc”). A participant in an online site, such as a forum or an imageboard, without an account, or who posts without identifying themselves, or hidden behind a pseudonym. A work with an unknown author.

  4. In a little while; soon, shortly; a short time later. Now the most common sense, although becoming more archaic in recent use. For the semantic development of this sense, cf. e.g. presently adv., by and by adv., directly adv. † until (or till) anon: for a short time, for a little while ( obsolete ). c1475.

  5. How to use anonymous in a sentence. of unknown authorship or origin; not named or identified; lacking individuality, ... 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1.

  6. 1. At another time; later. 2. In a short time; soon. 3. Archaic At once; forthwith. Time after time; now and then. [Middle English, at once, from Old English on ān : on, in; see on + ān, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. Jan 6, 2021 · At its heart, QAnon is a wide-ranging, completely unfounded theory that says that President Trump is waging a secret war against elite Satan-worshipping paedophiles in government, business and the ...