Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One indeed; one of the best; a person possessing some unique characteristic, particularly some special skill, or indefatigable in some occupation or pursuit; a good hand; an adept or expert.
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- noun informal An extraordinary individual.
- noun A small
marble of little worth in children's games. - noun UK A
conker that has won one match.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Befo 'I pernounces de benediction, I wants ter' spress de thanks o 'dis chu'ch ter de' oner'ble visitor wha 'set' isse'f so modes 'in de las' pew dis evenin ', _an' den sen 'up de bigges' conterbutiom_, fulfillin 'de words o' de Scripture, which say _de las 'shill be fus' an 'de fus' shill be las_ '.
Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886
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All the other characters get an episode each, but we'll get the Asian and the gay out of the way in a oner.
Kings Hal Duncan 2009
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"An thou not be quiet, hen, willst thou hear not mine oner."
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He was in darkness, a pris - oner, but now he felt secure.
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The skylight above was open, and the pris - oner gone.
Sole Music 2010
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March 18th, 2008 at 2: 12 pm solid dude oner says: who would have guessed that writer of the boondocks comic is a fat white guy? he makes bret ratner look like kate moss.
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'Was going to mention Sippican Cottage as a oner always worth a visit, but I see you've already got him!
Resolution: Read more blogs. Ann Althouse 2009
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And a oner, as you may know, is where you get the scene, not because you’re pressed for time.
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Interview with Larry Miller & Meaghan Jette Martin 2009
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And she tolding mii to sppek geek 2 u so in oner uv teh kittehz power nap P = EI adn also I = E/R There4 P = E skwared I
Power Nap - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Nao Ai can haz trip 2 liberry fur nuu fikshun 2 reed N ur oner dun reeded teh wuns ah has aot NEwais-nebber enuf buks
I will wait - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
johnmperry commented on the word oner
A big punch.
Some boxing pundits describe Diaz as a fighter who is willing to take two punches to land a single oner. However, against Pacquiao, it was more like five or six punches to a single Diaz punch. And it's a known fact that Manny hits hard so even a two to one exchange may not have worked for Diaz.
- Pinoy Boxing
July 24, 2008