one-note

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one-note

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An allusion to the monotony of a single musical note played or sung repeatedly.

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  1. idiomatic, not comparable Having only one opinion, outlook, tone, etc., especially as expressed repetitively; without variety or range. But Pope Brock plays him in such a one-note key of gulping and spitting and snickering cynicism that the spectacle becomes numbing.

    Similar: invariant, monotonal, monotonous

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@misc{one_note_2026,
  title = {one-note},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/one-note},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}