one and only

adj, noun — 3 senses

one and only

adj
1

Idiomatic Unique, one of a kind.

  • Please welcome the one and only Bruce Springsteen!
Related terms
first and last

one and only

noun
1

Idiomatic Only love, sole sweetheart.

  • Will you be my one and only?
2

The most talented or famous person (within in a specific context)

  • Chesney Hawkes entertained the punters at half-time, and it was Wales' One and Only who was withdrawn ahead of the second-half as Brennan Johnson replaced Gareth Bale who had made just one successful pass in the first-half.2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline:

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