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oner

/ˈwʌnəɹ/

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From one + -er.

noun oners

idiomatic, informal An extraordinary individual or thing.
Similar: one of a kind
A small marble of little worth in children's games. 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.
UK A conker that has won one match. May all your conkers be oners / May your love life fail with dishonours
Synonym of long take; a long one-take shot, or an equivalent animated segment simulating a one-take shot.
Similar: long shot, continuous shot, continuous take, single shot, long take

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@misc{oner_2026,
  title = {oner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}