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one-and-done en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Something that is completed or accomplished only once, never to be done again.
  2. (slang) A basketball player who plays college basketball for a single year and then declares for the NBA draft.
    • John Calipari's Kentucky squad was made up of one-and-done players.
  3. (US, informal) The act of a team making the postseason playoffs but losing the very first game played in it.
  4. A family in which the parents decide to have only one child.

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