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onesie-twosie

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Individually or in very small groups, rather than in larger batches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Why don't you prepare a whole stack of handouts in advance rather than getting out the supplies each time, onesie-twosie?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Diminutive forms of one and two + -ie.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: en unidades — Translations
  • Spanish: por unidades — Translations
  • Spanish: al detall — Translations