'un

/ʌn/

pronoun

One (a thing).

“We've got a clever 'un here!”

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Meanings

pronoun'un (plural 'uns)

plural 'uns · alternative 'n · alternative un · alternative in(s), 'in(s)

  1. colloquialOne (a thing).

    Give me one of those round 'uns.

  2. colloquialfacetious or dialectOne (a person).

    We've got a clever 'un here!

    1 more example

    Donoher was also under a delusional belief that police had told him to "take out wrong 'uns", and that he had already killed 66 people, Heywood added.

    2026 September 22, Isaac Ashe, “Man who killed 82-year-old in random attack sentenced”, in BBC News, retrieved 22 Sep 2026
  3. West CountryHim or her.

    Tom Trevarton had a piece of hoggan weth un.

    1866, Higham, Dial., 14

Origin

The apostrophe is not justified historically: this word preserves an original pronunciation of one without an initial /w/; see one for more.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with 'un

sunrunfundonenoneeveryonesonwongunbeguntonDunndunnunbunGunnpunstuntonneundonererunshunmunthon
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Cite this entry
APA

'un. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'un

MLA

“'un.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'un. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'un,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'un.

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