onesome
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editonesome (plural onesomes)
- (rare) A solitary person or thing.
- When Joe and Suzie left, the threesome became a onesome.
- 2011, John Updike, Golf Dreams: Writings on Golf, page 50:
- The remote innocence of the time may be read not only in the sub—dollar greens fee but in the surreal presence of three solo golfers— “onesomes”—spaced out on a public course.
Usage notes
editThis word is normally only used in comparison with a more common term like twosome.