Oner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oner is a noun meaning (informal, idiomatic) An extraordinary individual.
Meaning
(informal, idiomatic) An extraordinary individual.
More Meanings
- (games) A small marble of little worth in children's games.
- (UK) A conker that has won one match.
- (film) Synonym of long take; a long one-take shot, or an equivalent animated segment simulating a one-take shot.
Example Sentences
May all your conkers be oners / May your love life fail with dishonours
The history of 'oners' becoming 'sixers' through successive victories[…]
The winner was the last to flick a marble into the gully. A oner had to beat a fourer four times to win, a fourer had to beat a twelver three times, and so on.
Conkers so highly prized that it's a wonder they even manage to hit the ground before being swept away to be pickled or baked and then going on to new careers as 'oners', 'twoers', and so forth.
Word Forms
- oners
Synonyms for oner
Depending on context, synonyms include one of a kind, single shot.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include humdinger, doozy, marvel, lollapalooza, expert, beaut.
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