do one
See also: doone
English
Etymology 1
A contraction of several related longer expressions like do a runner, do a bunk, do a flit and do a moonlight flit
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Verb
do one (third-person singular simple present does one, present participle doing one, simple past did one, past participle done one)
- (UK, colloquial) To go away, to leave; to get lost.
- 2019 March 20, Daniel Lavelle, The Guardian[1]:
- I am a northerner and if any daft apeth with a cob on wants to mither me about my accent, they can do one.
Translations
go away
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdoʊ ˈwʌn/ (see one for other pronunciations of that word)
Numeral
- The cardinal number occurring after do and before do two in a duodecimal system. Written 11, decimal value 13.