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oncer
/ˈwʌnsɚ/
noun 5
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noun
1
A one-pound note.
On whatever point Jane’s eyes rested, through whichever line her gaze ran, she saw cheques being signed, credit-card counterfoils being scrawled across, standing orders being arranged, and cash – wholesome dosh, ponies, monkies, oncers, coins of the realm – flowing around like mercury, like some element.
2
A person who does something once.
Could he but once see Nature as / In truth she is for ever, / What oncer would not fall in love?
3
A single sexual encounter between two individuals, a one-night stand.
4
A person with whom one shares a single sexual encounter, a one-night stand.
noun
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A fan of the television series Once Upon a Time.
And fun because, well, he gets to interact with “Oncers” at fan events like PaleyFest and Comic Con […]
Katy Lewis, a resident of Whitehorse, Yukon, is a 'Oncer'—a super fan of the popular TV show Once Upon a Time.
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On whatever point Jane’s eyes rested, through whichever line her gaze ran, she saw cheques being signed, credit-card counterfoils being scrawled across, standing orders being arranged, and cash – whol
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Could he but once see Nature as / In truth she is for ever, / What oncer would not fall in love?
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And fun because, well, he gets to interact with “Oncers” at fan events like PaleyFest and Comic Con […]
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Katy Lewis, a resident of Whitehorse, Yukon, is a 'Oncer'—a super fan of the popular TV show Once Upon a Time.
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A horde of 'Oncers' from all over the continent are descending on little Steveston/Storybrooke this weekend.
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