plus-onen.

Brit.

/ˌplʌsˈwʌn/, U.S.

/ˌpləsˈwən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plus prep., one n.

Etymology: < plus prep. + one n., with allusion to the convention of indicating on invitations that the named person may bring one guest by following his or her name with the formula ‘plus one’ (compare quot. 1992).

A person who accompanies another to an event as that person's nominated guest, but who has not been specifically invited.

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1977 Sounds 17 Dec. 25/4 In amongst the press of 'plus-ones', 'special friends' and autograph hunters in the dressing room milling when the euphoria has died down, I spot Mrs Weller, now in jeans and a sweatshirt, sitting on a big cardboard box.

1992 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 20 June e8 I've built my career on ‘plus ones’. You know how invitations to parties say ‘so-and-so, plus one?’ The nobody friends who tag along with the stars supply the best information.

2005 J. Weiner Goodnight Nobody viii. 68 In the months since we'd met at the Review, I'd become Janie's plus-one at all of the fabulous functions she attended.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plus-one
释义	plus-onen. Brit. /ˌplʌsˈwʌn/, U.S. /ˌpləsˈwən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plus prep., one n. Etymology: < plus prep. + one n., with allusion to the convention of indicating on invitations that the named person may bring one guest by following his or her name with the formula ‘plus one’ (compare quot. 1992). A person who accompanies another to an event as that person's nominated guest, but who has not been specifically invited. ΚΠ 1977 Sounds 17 Dec. 25/4 In amongst the press of 'plus-ones', 'special friends' and autograph hunters in the dressing room milling when the euphoria has died down, I spot Mrs Weller, now in jeans and a sweatshirt, sitting on a big cardboard box. 1992 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 20 June e8 I've built my career on ‘plus ones’. You know how invitations to parties say ‘so-and-so, plus one?’ The nobody friends who tag along with the stars supply the best information. 2005 J. Weiner Goodnight Nobody viii. 68 In the months since we'd met at the Review, I'd become Janie's plus-one at all of the fabulous functions she attended. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1977
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