Where does ion come from?
The great British scientist Michael Faraday discoveredĀ ions in 1834. By the loss or gain of electrons, atomic or molecular ions carry a positive or negative charge, which attracts them to oppositely charge particles to form various chemicals. The word is rooted in the Greek for “going” due to the movement of this attraction.
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Perhaps there are some of you who read the above paragraph and saidĀ Ion know what that means. This ion means “I don’t.”Ā It is a spelling based on the colloquial pronunciation of I don’t, especially in Black English. Try this: say “I don’t know” fast and casually. You’re probably saying something that actually sounds like ion–oh. This is actually how we talk, people.
Ion wanna compete I just wanna win
— driptemberšÆ (@jessdaadoll)
when people say āionā instead of āi donātā i literally canāt process it as that. i just read ion. like the scientific term.
— aubs ann (@AubryBailey)
IonĢż“Ś“Ē°ł I don’tĀ emerges in internet writing in the 2000s, as does the acronym ION for in other news. ION is used as a transitional phrase to change a topic, much like Anyways…
Examples of ion
Who uses ion?
The chemical ionĀ helps make the world go round, even if baffles many a student in high school. They areĀ key to understanding chemical bonds.
man ion care ab shit yall got going on
— ImHerš (@fantasia_ruff)
The slang ion, meanwhile, baffles many a high school teacher, even if it makes social media and text-messaging go round. Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo featured this ion in his 2018 “Ion Get You,” which contains the lyrics: “I don’t get you, I don’t get you, you so hard to figure out.”
So much death ion even kno how 2 feel
— Young Lyric (@Lyrikkal)
ION sees occasional useĀ among the many abbreviations of internet slang, from LOL to STFU. Typically standing for “in other news,”Ā ION signals a change of topic, often abrupt in nature and with a degree of self-deprecation.
I know you won't be able to tell but I just got new contact lenses. ION – excited to see my friend Cath 2nite who is moving to Singapore
— carla (urban_mermaid) (@u_m)
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This is not meant to be a formal definition of ion like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of ion that will help our users expand their word mastery.