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in a oner

in a oner is the alternative form of in a one-er.

Meaning of in a one-er

Prepositional phrase

  1. (informal) in one attempt
    • You can probably empty your glass in a one-er, there's not much left.

Questions about in a oner

What is in a oner the alternative form of?
In a oner is the alternative form of in a one-er.

Words near in a oner in the dictionary

  1. in a minor key
  2. in a minute
  3. in a New York second
  4. in a nutshell
  5. in a one-er
  6. in a oner
  7. in a pickle
  8. in a pig's arse
  9. in a pig's eye
  10. in a pig's patoot
  11. in a pig's whisper

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Adapted from Wiktionary: in a oner (page history and authors); in a one-er (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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