˜yÐÄvlog

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plus-one

or plus one

[ pluhs-wuhn ]

noun

  1. a person who accompanies someone to a party or other event when the invitation allows the invited guest to bring another person:

    I phoned Tom to ask if he would be my plus-one at the gala.



plus-one

noun

  1. informal.
    a person who accompanies an invited person to a social function
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of plus-one1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Now, Nathan is her designated plus-one at any red-carpet event or screening she’s invited to.

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She signed him up as her plus-one for the CrossFit holiday party.

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Timothée Chalamet bringing Bob Dylan as his plus-one?

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Her daughter Emily Killian, a 43-year-old public school educator, was there as her plus-one.

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Some years ago, I was a guest for lunch there, the plus-one of an English friend who had been invited by Vanderlip’s grande dame daughter-in-law Elin.

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