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one-two punch

one-two punch noun: a combination of two punches, one from each hand, thrown in rapid succession.

Noun

one-two punch (plural one-two punches)

  1. A combination of two punches, one from each hand, thrown in rapid succession.
  2. (broadly) A rapid sequence or combination of two things that has a quick or powerful effect.
    • Fish + Broccoli
      The benefit: You can sock it to cancer with this one-two punch.2007 November, Elizabeth Drake, “Combine and conquer: Use these winning food pairings to protect your health”, in Men's Health, volume 22, number 9, →ISSN, page 124
    • Products are increasingly differentiated by the one-two punch of crowd-sourced review and easy factual comparison.2012 March 21, Dwight Crow, “'Everything Is Automated': How Web Start-Ups Attack the Offline Economy”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2013

Forms of one-two punch

pluralone-two punches

Questions about one-two punch

What does one-two punch mean?
One-two punch means a combination of two punches, one from each hand, thrown in rapid succession.
What part of speech is one-two punch?
One-two punch is a noun.
What is the plural of one-two punch?
The plural of one-two punch is one-two punches.

Words near one-two punch in the dictionary

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

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