Oner

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An extraordinary individual. informal
  2. 2
    A small marble of little worth in children's games.

    "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."

  3. 3
    A conker that has won one match. UK

    "May all your conkers be oners / May your love life fail with dishonours"

  4. 4
    Synonym of long take; a long one-take shot, or equivalent animated segment simulating a one-take shot.

Synonyms

All synonyms
continuous shotcontinuous takelong shotlong takeone of a kindone of kind

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From one + -er.

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