onesies

O1N1E1S1I1E1S1

noun

A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where one action must be performed.

OriginEnglish one ← Middle English on ← Old English ān →
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Meanings

onesies1

noun
  1. pluralplural of onesie

onesies2

nounonesies (plural onesies)
  1. A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where one action must be performed.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*ain
  5. Old Englishān
  6. Middle Englishon
  7. Englishone
  8. Englishonesies

From one + -sies.

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APA

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

MLA

“onesies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onesies. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onesies,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onesies.

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