onesome

one·some
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/ˈwʌnsəm/

noun

A solitary person or thing; a "group" of one.

“When Joe and Suzie left, the threesome became a onesome.”

Scrabble 9

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nounonesome (plural onesomes)

plural onesomes

  1. rareA solitary person or thing; a "group" of one.

    When Joe and Suzie left, the threesome became a onesome.

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    The remote innocence of the time may be read not only in the sub—dollar greens fee but in the surreal presence of three solo golfers— “onesomes”—spaced out on a public course.

    2011, John Updike, Golf Dreams: Writings on Golf, page 50

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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