A fork of Rural Dictionary
Police. See #1. You look at them one time. If you double take or look too long you might attract their attention. In doing so, with a cop with nothing better to do and if in their minds they suspect an ounce of fishy shit going on with you, expect to get followed for a bit so they can check your plates, pull you over and/or get talked to to see what's up with you.
From the movie Street Kings Coates: Man, we got the one time up in here. Motherfucking po-po. Is there any square cops out there? Or is everybody out for theirs?
Criminal #1: Oh shit it’s the one time, play it cool… Criminal #2: Playing it cool, playing it cool… So why are they called the one time anyway? Criminal #1: Because they only need to catch you one time fool!
What fans yell when Tiger Woods pwns bitches at golf. Started in 2005 at the Spanish Open, gained noterity in 2008 at the U.S. Open during Round 3-Hole 17 when a fan in the gallery yelled "One Time!" before Tiger Woods sank an improbable Third Stroke Par 4 to tie headed into the fourth round.
Commentator: "Well you can hit this just off the right foot, I've done it before with my bad knee...." Anon. Fan: "ONE TIME!" Both Commentators: "Woah!" Commentator 1: "You gotta be kidding me..." Commentator 2: "And he knows it too..." (Tiger laughing in the background because he pwns all bishes...)
Doing something just to try it, even if you only do it once and never again; for the sake of adventure.
"Dude let's try it, one time for the one time." #YOLO
...you know, when you did that that one thing.
James: "Remember that one time?" Robert: "You mean when we did that one thing?" James: "Yeah!"
The police. So called because you look one time at them, as doing a double-take might attract attention.
See Sir Mix-a-Lot's song "One Time's Got No Case".
The cops. It's correct that it means looking more than once can draw attention. But the actual phrase comes from someone saying "one time" to let the other passengers or friends know that they have now seen the cops and are claiming the first look, and no one else should now turn around because two or more people looking increase your odds of being stopped by more than 50%.
"One time, man. Don't turn around!"