What does dot-and-go-one mean?
Dot-and-go-one means (UK, slang, archaic) Having a lame or limping gait..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(UK, slang, archaic) Having a lame or limping gait..
[…] I shouted, though with inward misgivings on account of my game leg; and we started off towards camp as fast as we could go — which is not saying much, as I could only get over the ground in a dot-and-go-one sort of way.
Fathers of two feet, advance, Dot and go ones, hop along, Two feet missing need not dance, But will join us in the song.
"I think the doctors messed it up a bit. They said he wouldn't limp or anything, but when he left here he was still completely dot and go one."
Use dot-and-go-one when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dot-and-go-one means (UK, slang, archaic) Having a lame or limping gait..
Common synonyms include dot-and-carry-one.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] I shouted, though with inward misgivings on account of my game leg; and we started off towards camp as fast as we could go — which is not saying much, as I could only get over the ground in a dot-and-go-one sort of way.
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