one of us

phrase

A phrase chanted by a member or members of the in-group (almost always more than once) when a new member has joined or been accepted, willingly or by doing a behavior or action that is considered to have brought them into the group.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. A phrase chanted by a member or members of the in-group (almost always more than once) when a new member has joined or been accepted, willingly or by doing a behavior or action that is considered to have brought them into the group.

Origin

A phrase chanted by the sideshow performers in the 1932 horror film Freaks.

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APA

one of us. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20of%20us

MLA

“one of us.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20of%20us. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one of us,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20of%20us.

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