non-con

See also: noncon

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒnˌkɒn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑnˌkɑn/

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• Rhymes: -ɒnkɒn
• Hyphenation: non-con

Etymology 1

Noun

non-con (plural non-cons)

1. (obsolete) A nonconformist. [17th–19th c.]
   • 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, section VI:

     To tell the Truth he is no better nor no worse, than an Eminent Non-Con Parson, Lusty and Lustful, who oft leaves his Flock in the Country, to regale himself in Masquerade with Persons of your Sex and Function in these Parts.

Etymology 2

Clipping of noncontrast.

Adjective

non-con (not comparable)

1. (medicine, colloquial) Non-contrast.

   non-con CT

Etymology 3

Clipping of non-consent.

Noun

non-con (uncountable)

2. (BDSM) Consensual non-consent.

   Alternative form: noncon

Related terms

• con-non-con