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one off
one-off
Chiefly British
.
adjective
1.
done, occurring, or made only once; one-shot.
noun
2.
something occurring, done, or made only once.
Origin:
1935–40
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World English Dictionary
one-off
—
n
(
Brit
) Also:
one-shot
a. something that is carried out or made only once
b. (
as modifier
):
a one-off job
[See
off
(sense 15)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
one-off
"single example of a manufactured product," 1934, from
one
+
off
. Later given figurative extension.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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