"live one" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlaɪv wʌn/ Forms: live ones [plural]
Etymology: Possibly an allusion to hooking a particularly lively fish on a fishing line. Head templates: {{en-noun}} live one (plural live ones)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) Someone who is easily fooled, victimized, or ridiculed. Tags: idiomatic, informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms (someone easily fooled or victimized): chump
    Sense id: en-live_one-en-noun-TtnJTASn Disambiguation of People: 43 43 15 Disambiguation of 'someone easily fooled or victimized': 89 5 6
  2. (informal, idiomatic) Someone who is eccentric, nonconformist, or otherwise peculiar. Tags: idiomatic, informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms (someone who is eccentric or peculiar): head case
    Sense id: en-live_one-en-noun-gsOQ4ACt Disambiguation of People: 43 43 15 Disambiguation of 'someone who is eccentric or peculiar': 28 63 9
  3. (informal, idiomatic) A person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent. Tags: idiomatic, informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms (thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent): real McCoy [person]
    Sense id: en-live_one-en-noun-Ysu-4b08 Disambiguation of People: 43 43 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 4 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 6 69 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 7 68 Disambiguation of 'thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent': 3 3 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dupe, mark, patsy, sucker, kook, nut, oddball, weirdo, strange person

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009 January 7, Bill Virgin, “In 2009, it's all about green”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, USA, retrieved 2009-02-03",
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          "ref": "1997 September 13, Charles Placker, “Ministry of happiness denies the crucifixion”, in The Victoria Advocate, Texas, USA, retrieved 2009-02-03, page 3D",
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          "ref": "2004 September 28, Polly Curtis, “HE Diary: Howells has landed”, in guardian.co.uk, retrieved 2009-02-03",
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          "ref": "2007, Tom Lawrence, \"Area DUI crack down reduces arrests,\" Black Hills Pioneer (South Dakota, USA), 2 Jan. (retrieved 3 Feb. 2009)",
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