Used as a refrain for jovial songs; also attributive.

A refrain of ‘nonny-nonny’. Cf. nonny-no, n. rare.

A refrain, esp. one with no definite meaning. Obsolete. rare.

In rhyming jingles; sometimes referring to similarity or equal treatment of two of different position. Now dialect. (Cf. giff-gaff, n.)

Used as a refrain.

Part of the refrain (hence, the name and the tune) of a song ridiculing the Irish, popular about 1688.

As a meaningless refrain in songs.

A refrain of a song, expressing careless jollity.

A combination of syllables used as the refrain of a song, and hence as an exclamation of jollity, or the like. Also as n. attributive.