do one

/ˌdoʊ ˈwʌn/

verb

To go away, to leave; to get lost.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

do one1

verbdo one (third-person singular simple present does one, present participle doing one, simple past did one, past participle done one)

present singular third person does one · participle present doing one · past did one · participle past done one

  1. UKcolloquialTo go away, to leave; to get lost.

    I am a northerner and if any daft apeth with a cob on wants to mither me about my accent, they can do one.

    2019 March 20, Daniel Lavelle, The Guardian

do one2

numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring after do and before do two in a duodecimal system. Written 11, decimal value 13.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
get in the seaget lostget stuffedgo awaypiss offshoo

Origin

A contraction of several related longer expressions like do a runner, do a bunk, do a flit and do a moonlight flit

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Dutch ervandoor gaan, ervan tussen knijpen
  • ervandoor gaango away
  • ervan tussen knijpengo away
Finnish häipyä
  • häipyägo away
German abhauen
  • abhauengo away
Cite this entry
APA

do one. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20one

MLA

“do one.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20one. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do one,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20one.

Source: do one on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.