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Ron¹

  • /ɹɑn/ US
  • /ɹɒn/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Clipping of Ronald.

proper noun Rons

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Ronald. Former United Nations ambassador and current GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley slammed fellow Republicans former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday in a campaign letter highlighting Haley’s first quarter accomplishments.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of Hebrew origin, meaning "Song of Joy".

ron²

Where it comes from

Shortening of a corrupted pronunciation of heroin, pronounced /ˈheir.rɒn/.

noun Ron

  1. slang, uncountable heroin

ron³

Where it comes from

From Japanese 栄 (ron).

noun rons · Ron

  1. Japanese A win by picking up an opponent's discarded tile

interjection Ron

  1. Japanese Called out to declare a win by ron

RON⁴

noun RONs

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of research octane number

verb

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of remain overnight

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bokkos, daffo, robert, ronald, fred, karen, romanian, rum, rowan, lei, indistinct, leu, por, nor, cbc, bbs

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"ron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ron. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ron. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ron

Chicago

"ron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ron.

BibTeX
@misc{ron_2026,
  title = {ron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}