sone
see also: Sone, SONE
Pronunciation Noun

sone (plural sones)

  1. (acoustics) a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing

Sone
Noun

sone (plural sones)

  1. (slang) A fan of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.
    • 2012, Sithikorn Wongwudthianun, "[ftp://202.60.207.28/BP/2012/02_BKP_Feb2012/07022012/BK070212L02.pdf Yes, I am a Sone]", The Bangkok Post, 7 February 2012, page 2:
      The band is known as SNSD (acronym of Korean name So Nyuh Shi Dae). SNSD fans are called Sone[sic] and, yes, I am a Sone.
    • 2014, Lainey, Mr.Mr. review ↗, Campus Life, Issue #89, May 2014, page 60:
      Their six-track EP, 'Mr.Mr' comes packed with electro and R&B infused songs that SONEs (as SNSD Girls' Generation fans are lovingly called) can dance and sing along to.
    • 2014, Johanna Teo and Chew Hui Ling, "Girls Generation Uncovered! ↗", Teenage, Issue 305, May 2014, page 45:
      Way to go SONEs, the fan chants during the dance break was[sic] so rad!

SONE
Noun

sone (plural sones)

  1. Alternative form of Sone



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