one-and-done

See also: one and done

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Noun

one-and-done (plural one-and-dones)

1. (slang, basketball) A basketball player who plays college basketball for a single year and then declares for the NBA draft.

   John Calipari's Kentucky squad was made up of one-and-done players.

2. (US, informal, sports) The act of a team making the postseason playoffs but losing the very first game played in it.
3. A family in which the parents decide to have only one child.

See also

• one pump chump