Meaning of Oner | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An extraordinary individual.
   informal
2. A small marble of little worth in children's games.
3. A conker that has won one match.
   UK
4. Synonym of long take; a long one-take shot, or equivalent animated segment simulating a one-take shot.

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Examples

“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.”

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

“The history of 'oners' becoming 'sixers' through successive victories[…]”

“Conkers so highly prized that it's a wonder they even manage to hit the ground before being swept away to be pickled or baked and then going on to new careers as 'oners', 'twoers', and so forth.”

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