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Meaning of one-and-done | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Something that is completed or accomplished only once, never to be done again.
    idiomatic, informal
  2. A basketball player who plays college basketball for a single year and then declares for the NBA draft.
    slang
  3. The act of a team making the postseason playoffs but losing the very first game played in it.
    US, informal
  4. A family in which the parents decide to have only one child.

Examples

“John Calipari's Kentucky squad was made up of one-and-done players.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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