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|One-night stand||phr||A casual and brief sexual encounter. 2. A performing engagement for one night only
 
|One-night stand||phr||A casual and brief sexual encounter. 2. A performing engagement for one night only
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|One-shot wonder ||n||A miracle cure, panacea, wonder drug or medication.
 
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|On one's own||phr||Independent; free; dependent on oneself; self-reliant
 
|On one's own||phr||Independent; free; dependent on oneself; self-reliant

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> Anglish "Slang" Wordbook

Anglish sp. English
Off one's feed phr Sick, ill. indisposed
Old man's friend phr Pneumonia, an illness that often carries off peacefully the elderly.
Old salt n A sailor
Oldster n An elderly person
Old smokey phr The electric chair; old smokey; as in 'ride old smokey'
Old-timer n An experienced person. 2. One who has inhabitated one place or area during many decades
Old top phr A close friend, a pal.
On a bender phr On a drinking spree; in dipsomania mode.
Once in a blue moon phr Very seldom, rarely, not often.
Once-over n A casual view; a glance; a superficial examination; a hasty preparation; as in the expression "I gave him the once-over."
One-eyed-bed-snake n The penis.
One good woman n The ideal soulmate, considerate, sympathetic, etc (US Black)
One-horse adj Small, trifling, petty; as in the expression, " We arrived in a one-horse town."
One-night stand phr A casual and brief sexual encounter. 2. A performing engagement for one night only
One-shot wonder n A miracle cure, panacea, wonder drug or medication.
On one's own phr Independent; free; dependent on oneself; self-reliant
Onsnithe vb cut up (<OE onsnīðan)
On tap phr Scheduled; available
On-the-go n Very active; lively; in motion; as in the expression, "He is always on-the-go."
On-the-in n In favour; in good standing
On the make phr Succeeding;
On the mark phr Accurate, correct, true
On the shelf phr Unmarried, dateless; not presently in active use or consideration
On the way out phr Finished, washed up, fading, has been
On top of the heap phr Highly successful; very prominent. On top of the world is a variant.
Openers n A cathartic pill
Open up phr To become confidential; to reveal private matters
Out n An out, meaning an alibi, reason, excuse
Out at the elbows phr Financially poor; needy
Outdoor vb To throw one over; to discontinue relations with one
Out for blood phr Eager to take revenge for a previous wrong (or defeat); determined to win
Out of town phr In prison, incarcerated.
Outstander n An oustaanding person, book, artwork, etc.
Overboard adj Overdone; superfluous
Overshare vb To offer inappropriate disclosure concerning one's personal life to others.
Oversharer n One who offers inapropriate disclosure concerning one's personal's life to others.
Over the Blue Wall n An institution of confinement for psychiatric patients. 2. a mental institution, a psychiatric hospital.
Over the top phr Excessive in behaviour
Owl n A night-time streetwalker; a nocturnal skank