"one-two" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: one-twos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} one-two (plural one-twos)
  1. (soccer) A quick one-touch play between two players. Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Translations (soccer: quick one-touch play between two players): narážečka [feminine] (Czech), een-tweetje [neuter] (Dutch), une-deux [masculine] (French), Doppelpass [masculine] (German), väggpassning [common-gender] (Swedish), väggpass [neuter] (Swedish), väggspel [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-one-two-en-noun-Ps7ix3wF Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports Disambiguation of 'soccer: quick one-touch play between two players': 75 9 9 7
  2. (boxing) A one-two punch; two punches delivered in rapid succession Categories (topical): Boxing
    Sense id: en-one-two-en-noun-SfrqIW7u Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  3. Two things in short succession
    Sense id: en-one-two-en-noun-LXSMsAcA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 17 45 14
  4. (motor racing) A race victory such that two (often both) cars of a constructor or team finish first and second in the race. Categories (topical): Motor racing
    Sense id: en-one-two-en-noun-dIz5O7pC Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tiki-taka

Inflected forms

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