Review: Arby's - Gyro. 1  Arby's Gyros (pronounced year-oh and not guy-ro) come with either thin-sliced roast turkey or beef along with Greek seasoning, tzatziki sauce, sliced red onions, shredded lettuce, and sliced tomatoes, folded inside of a pita. I had a coupon where they were two for $6 so I got one with turkey and one with beef.
By Richard Nordquist. Definition: A word coined or used for a special occasion. A compound construction made up for a particular occasion is sometimes called a nonce compound.As Thomas Kane notes below, nonce compounds (e.g., an anti-everything-wrong organization) are usually hyphenated. See also: 1  Buzzword. 2  Mountweazel. word coined or used for a special occasion. A compound construction made up for a particular occasion is sometimes called a nonce compound. As Thomas Kane notes below, nonce compounds (e.g., an anti-everything-wrong organization) are usually hyphenated. See also: 1  Buzzword.
The noun COMPOUND has 3 senses: 1. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight.2. a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts. 3. an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient).. consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts. 3. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony. Familiarity information: COMPOUND used as an adjective is uncommon.