do one

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do one^¹

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A contraction of several related longer expressions like do a runner, do a bunk, do a flit and do a moonlight flit

verb does one · doing one · did one · done one

UK, colloquial To go away, to leave; to get lost. I am a northerner and if any daft apeth with a cob on wants to mither me about my accent, they can do one.

do one^²

/ˌdoʊ ˈwʌn/

number

The cardinal number occurring after do and before do two in a duodecimal system. Written 11, decimal value 13.

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verb go away

Deutsch	abhauen

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@misc{do_one_2026,
  title = {do one},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/do%20one},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}