plural onesies
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: a bodysuit for an infant having a snap closure at the crotch and not covering the legs
… her husband, Prince William, gratefully accepted a onesie labeled "Daddy's Little Co-Pilot" from a well-wisher …—
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: a one-piece garment for adults usually with long sleeves and pants and sometimes with a hood
… pole-vaulter Holly Bradshaw wore a onesie rather than a crop top and bikini to win her bronze …—Vanessa Friedman
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Whether that means rewriting a love ballad in a couple of days or suiting up in a onesie for a press event on the other side of the world, the commitment never wavers.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
With the Tokyo photo call now generating buzz around the world, Black’s Bowser onesie moment signals that the energy surrounding The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is only building.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The man literally showed up in a full Bowser onesie at a photo call for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in Tokyo on March 26, 2026 — and the internet’s obsession with this man just leveled up again.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The child was wearing a yellow onesie and was wrapped in a blue blanket.
—Sydney Page The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
With the Tokyo photo call now generating buzz around the world, Black’s Bowser onesie moment signals that the energy surrounding The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is only building.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The man literally showed up in a full Bowser onesie at a photo call for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in Tokyo on March 26, 2026 — and the internet’s obsession with this man just leveled up again.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The child was wearing a yellow onesie and was wrapped in a blue blanket.
—Sydney Page The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Onesie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onesie. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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