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    [Adverb]  | "once" | \ ˈwən(t)s \


    1: one time and no more

    2: at any one time : under any circumstances : ever

    3: at some indefinite time in the past : formerly


    Origin: 12th century ;

     Middle English ones, from genitive of on one;

    [Noun]  | "once" 


    1: one single time : one time at least


    Origin: 13th century ;

     See: ;

    [Noun]  | "once-over" | \ ˌwən(t)s-ˈō-vər \


    1: a swift examination or survey; especially : a swift comprehensive appraising glance


    Origin: 1913 ;

    [Adjective]  | "once" 


    1: that once was : former


    Origin: 1620 ;

     See: ;

    [Conjunction]  | "once" 


    1: at the moment when : as soon as


    Origin: 1747 ;

     See: ;

    [Conjunction]  | "once that" 


    1: once


    Origin: 1874 ;

    [Idiom]  | "once bitten, twice shy" 


    1: —used to mean that a person who has failed or been hurt when trying to do something is careful or fearful about doing it again

    [Idiom]  | "once in a blue moon" 


    1: very rarely

    [Idiom]  | "once in a lifetime" 


    1: very rare or very rarely

    [Idiom]  | "once or twice" 


    1: one or two times : a very few times

    [Adverb]  | "once" 


    1: at an earlier or previous time;


      * e.g., " ... I once knew the quotation, but time has taken its toll on my brain cells "



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    [Adjective]  | "once" 


    1: having been such at some previous time;


      * e.g., " ... the once child star is now a lawyer in the entertainment industry "



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    [Conjunction]  | "once" 


    1: just at the moment that;


      * e.g., " ... you should have stopped wrestling once you knew someone was getting hurt, not five minutes later "



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    [Phrase]  | "once in a blue moon" 


    1: not often;


      * e.g., " ... Once in a blue moon, this car just refuses to start. "





    [Phrase]  | "once in a while" 


    1: on some occasions;


      * e.g., " ... tries to avoid sweets, but indulges in chocolate once in a while "



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    [Phrase]  | "at once" 


    1: at one and the same time;


      * e.g., " ... I have three papers due all at once. "





    2: without delay;


      * e.g., " ... Call me at once when you get this message. "



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     [ "once" ]

    1: In the same tradition of 'deuce,' a once is going number one in the bathroom. A once is a noun, like a piss.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey I'll be right back, I got to go drip a once.  

     [ "once" ]

    1: Another term used in the place of awesome. It can also be used when one agrees with something someone else has said, or agreeing to something. In agreement the word is said as unenthusiastically as possible, yet a nod is crucial. Is pronounced something like: waance

      * e.g.,  ... Girl 1: I got the new Coheed cd  

     [ "once" ]

    1: The new album from Finnish metal band Nightwish. Much more experimental than previous albums, but still unmistakably Nightwish.

      * e.g.,  ... My god, Once is so damn good. 

     [ "once" ]

    1: A hypocritical fandom that thinks they are sweet, nice, and passive aggressive but then goes around bashing other groups. They think they are one of the most chill fandoms out there but are the main causes for fandom wars. Each and every perosn of that fandom on needs a fact check because they are just plain rude

      * e.g.,  ... Twice is the best GG out there, we onces are the nicest fandom because we never bash anyone. 

     [ "ONCE" ]

    1: South Korean Girl Group TWICE fandom.

      * e.g.,  ... ONCE: I just bought KNOCK KNOCK 

     [ "ONCE" ]

    1: Fan-base of popular K-Pop girl group TWICE.

      * e.g.,  ... Im a part of "ONCE" 

     [ "Onc" ]

    1: Onc means on crip that gang members of the crip organization use while texting

      * e.g.,  ... Tyrone: these girls be playing too much Marquon: that’s onc cuz 

     [ "ONC" ]

    1: A popular Steam community group (One Nut Crew) that initiates their members through shooting one of their testicles with a revolver, typically one made from gold. Officially formed April 24, 2013 by founder Keenan "Vern" Evans, ONC frequents many games, usually online, such as Garry's Mod, RoboCraft, Minecraft, Unturned, ARMA 2/3, and many others. They can be found on the steam community website under OneNutCrew.

      * e.g.,  ... "I ran into those ONC guys a while back, I could tell they were doing initiations by the gun shots followed by a long, high pitched scream." 

     [ "Once" ]

    1: Enough. Overtly so and inclusively.

      * e.g.,  ... Trying new things. Once. 

     [ "Onc" ]

    1: Instead of saying “ I swear” or “ong” ( On God). Crips gang members or crips affiliated say “onc” (On Crip).

      * e.g.,  ... When you swear on something “Onc Ima beat that n*gga ass.” 

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