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A term used in fanfictions to say that there will only be one body of text. (One chapter)
"Severus Snape struggles to find his way, and redemption, after the war. One shot."
by Domccus June 29, 2006
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When some little bitchboy is acting like a little tiny pee pee poo poo baby and messing up the group plans.
I’m tired I wanna go home

“Oh I didn’t know it was pee pee poo poo hours”
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Refers to fanfiction, which means that the fic is one chapter long and will not be continued. Mostly canon.
Hey, should I continue my oneshot, or leave it as is?
by akurokuu August 22, 2006
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Writing about a character, place or thing that has been done on a spur of the moment of a fandom or orginal peice. Usually is to short for a short story consisting of only one chapter.
'The writer did a one=shot of Mike's feelings toward his parents.'
by lgbird April 28, 2005
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A term used in fanfiction literature by the authors writing a single chapter. Somewhat Similar to a short story used in regular literature.
One shot--We went through and through and came out blank.
by Saggeebush ! December 18, 2008
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In video games, to kill an opponent with a single shot or blow.
1. My character is so stacked, I can one-shot every boss in the game.

2. I've been one-shotting n00bs all day with the WA-2000 on MW2.
by reese456 May 06, 2010
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A graphic novel or OAV that has no sequils or following volumes.
"It's too bad this book was a one-shot. It had such a promising story line."

"Too bad the movie was a one-shot. It would have made a great series."
by Allaiyah June 24, 2004
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