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\ ˈwən-ˌshät 
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\Definition of one-shot
1 : that is complete or effective through being done or used or applied only once
there is no easy one-shot answer to the problem
2 : that is not followed by something else of the same kind
a one-shot tax cut
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one-shot
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of one-shot
chiefly US, informal : done or happening only once
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The first known use of one-shot was in 1907
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