single-on.adj.adv.

Etymology: < single adj. 1; compare O int. 3.

U.S. slang (chiefly Criminals').

A. n.

1. In gaming: ? the number one.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > the number one

single-o1916

1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap vi. 262 She exposed some very distressing facts about his [sc. her husband's] nature the time she put five apiece on the three numbers and the single-o come up.

2. A crime perpetrated without an assistant. Also, a solitary or single person, a loner; spec. a criminal who works alone.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a crime > other general types of crime

political offence1771

street crime1853

crime passionnel1892

war crime1906

inside job1908

outside job1925

single-o1930

hate crime1960

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > other types of criminal

felon1297

misdemeanor1533

misfeasor1631

Alsatian1688

cosh-man1869

strong arm1893

street man1904

war criminal1906

Raffles1907

lone wolf1909

muscle man1929

single-o1930

hot rod1936

cosh1937

muscle boy1940

muscle1942

cosh-boy1953

cosh-bandit1954

slag1955

frightener1962

scammer1972

shonk1981

bail bandit1991

1930 R. Chadwick in Liberty 5 July 20/2 I have my first experience in single-o jobs... The first single-o is a street heist.

1931 G. Irwin Amer. Tramp & Underworld Slang 170 Single O, one working a lone ‘game’ or ‘racket’. One travelling alone for preference.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §461/3 Single O, one who works without a confederate.

B. adj.

Solitary, lone; unaccompanied; spec. of (one who engages in) criminal activity without an accomplice.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > chief perpetrator of crime > alone

single-o1930

1930Big Payoff [see sense A. 2].

1950 Harper's Mag. Feb. 71/2 There are ‘single-o’ heist-men, such as the one known in the papers as Slick Willie, who has robbed large and well-protected banks single-handed, but the vast majority of the brotherhood work in mobs.

1955 D. W. Maurer in Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 83 He [sc. a lone pickpocket] is usually referred to as a single o tool, a single handed tool, or a single o cannon.

C. adv.

Alone; independently; without an accomplice.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adverb] > without an accomplice

single-o1948

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > acting alone

apartc1400

merelyc1487

singly1609

unto oneself1643

on one's own hook1812

single-handedly1882

on one's own1895

single-o1948

1948 Evening Bull. (Philadelphia) 7 Apr. 39/7 Instead of working single-o as was his custom. Ernie used an accomplice to drive the getaway car.

1955 D. W. Maurer in Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 100 He's a guy that will muzzle around single o.

1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xii. 83 Little Faysy wants to go dream-streeting single-o.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	single-o
释义	single-on.adj.adv. Etymology: < single adj. 1; compare O int. 3. U.S. slang (chiefly Criminals'). A. n. 1. In gaming: ? the number one. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > the number one single-o1916 1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap vi. 262 She exposed some very distressing facts about his [sc. her husband's] nature the time she put five apiece on the three numbers and the single-o come up. 2. A crime perpetrated without an assistant. Also, a solitary or single person, a loner; spec. a criminal who works alone. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a crime > other general types of crime political offence1771 street crime1853 crime passionnel1892 war crime1906 inside job1908 outside job1925 single-o1930 hate crime1960 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > other types of criminal felon1297 misdemeanor1533 misfeasor1631 Alsatian1688 cosh-man1869 strong arm1893 street man1904 war criminal1906 Raffles1907 lone wolf1909 muscle man1929 single-o1930 hot rod1936 cosh1937 muscle boy1940 muscle1942 cosh-boy1953 cosh-bandit1954 slag1955 frightener1962 scammer1972 shonk1981 bail bandit1991 1930 R. Chadwick in Liberty 5 July 20/2 I have my first experience in single-o jobs... The first single-o is a street heist. 1931 G. Irwin Amer. Tramp & Underworld Slang 170 Single O, one working a lone ‘game’ or ‘racket’. One travelling alone for preference. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §461/3 Single O, one who works without a confederate. B. adj. Solitary, lone; unaccompanied; spec. of (one who engages in) criminal activity without an accomplice. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > chief perpetrator of crime > alone single-o1930 1930Big Payoff [see sense A. 2]. 1950 Harper's Mag. Feb. 71/2 There are ‘single-o’ heist-men, such as the one known in the papers as Slick Willie, who has robbed large and well-protected banks single-handed, but the vast majority of the brotherhood work in mobs. 1955 D. W. Maurer in Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 83 He [sc. a lone pickpocket] is usually referred to as a single o tool, a single handed tool, or a single o cannon. C. adv. Alone; independently; without an accomplice. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adverb] > without an accomplice single-o1948 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > acting alone apartc1400 merelyc1487 singly1609 unto oneself1643 on one's own hook1812 single-handedly1882 on one's own1895 single-o1948 1948 Evening Bull. (Philadelphia) 7 Apr. 39/7 Instead of working single-o as was his custom. Ernie used an accomplice to drive the getaway car. 1955 D. W. Maurer in Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 100 He's a guy that will muzzle around single o. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xii. 83 Little Faysy wants to go dream-streeting single-o. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.adj.adv.1916
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