A fork of Rural Dictionary
police officer(s) primarily used in west see five-o jake the law
Yo! One up holmes, it's the one-time!
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!"