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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One noted for or limited to a single ability or skill.
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- noun A
performing animal (especially apony ) that knows only onetrick . - noun idiomatic, by extension A person or group
noteworthy for only a singleachievement ,skill , orcharacteristic .
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johnmperry commented on the word one-trick pony
Someone with a very limited repertoire
July 22, 2008