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one-two-three

one-two-three adverb: quickly.

Adverb

one-two-three (not comparable)

  1. Quickly.
    • ...when the invader just gets up and leaves, one-two-three, like that.1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 91

Questions about one-two-three

What does one-two-three mean?
One-two-three means quickly.
What part of speech is one-two-three?
One-two-three is an adverb.

Words near one-two-three in the dictionary

  1. one-turn kill
  2. one-turn kills
  3. one-two
  4. one-two punch
  5. one-two punches
  6. one-two-three
  7. one-twos
  8. one-up
  9. one-up-manship
  10. one-up-manships
  11. one-up-one-down

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