Meanings
oncer1
plural oncers
- historicalinformalA one-pound note.
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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 – wholesome dosh, ponies, monkies, oncers, coins of the realm – flowing around like mercury, like some element.
1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun - poeticA 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?
1944, W. H. Auden, The Sea and the Mirror: A Commentary on Shakespeare's The Tempest, Part 1. Prospero to Ariel - informalA single sexual encounter between two individuals, a one-night stand.
- informalA person with whom one shares a single sexual encounter, a one-night stand.
Oncer2
plural Oncers
- slanglifestyleA fan of the television series Once Upon a Time.
A horde of 'Oncers' from all over the continent are descending on little Steveston/Storybrooke this weekend.
2015 October 2, “Contents”, in Richmond News, page A32 more examples
And fun because, well, he gets to interact with “Oncers” at fan events like PaleyFest and Comic Con […]
2013 June, Hiko Mitsuzuka, “Charmed & Generous: Josh Dallas”, in Bello, number 47, page 14Katy Lewis, a resident of Whitehorse, Yukon, is a 'Oncer'—a super fan of the popular TV show Once Upon a Time.
2014, Matthew Hoekstra, "Once draws super fans to Steveston", The Richmond Review, 21 March 2014, page 1 (image caption)
Origin
oncer · noun
From once + -er (relational suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
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oncer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncer
“oncer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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