one-and-done

noun

Something that is completed or accomplished only once, never to be done again.

“John Calipari's Kentucky squad was made up of one-and-done players.”

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Meanings

nounone-and-done (plural one-and-dones)

plural one-and-dones

  1. idiomaticinformalSomething that is completed or accomplished only once, never to be done again.
  2. slangball gamesA basketball player who plays college basketball for a single year and then declares for the NBA draft.

    John Calipari's Kentucky squad was made up of one-and-done players.

  3. USinformalhobbiesThe act of a team making the postseason playoffs but losing the very first game played in it.
  4. A family in which the parents decide to have only one child.
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APA

one-and-done. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-and-done

MLA

“one-and-done.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-and-done. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-and-done,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-and-done.

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