Onesie-twosie

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Individually or in very small groups, rather than in larger batches. idiomatic

    "Why don't you prepare a whole stack of handouts in advance rather than getting out the supplies each time, onesie-twosie?"

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"Why don't you prepare a whole stack of handouts in advance rather than getting out the supplies each time, onesie-twosie?"

Etymology

Diminutive forms of one and two + -ie.

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