number one

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number one

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(Adult / Slang)

1. An/the act of urination. A nurseryese term which extends into adult life; not to be confused with ' to be at number one ', the first day of a woman's monthly flow. See urination for synonyms.

QUOTES:

(1) Thornton Melon's (Rodney Dangerfield) graduation speech in Back to School (1986): ' It's a jungle out there. You've got to look out for number one... but don't step in number two.'

(2) Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot (Danny De Vito) because his parents threw him in the sewers Batman Returns (1992): ' I was their number one son and they treated me like number two.'

2. One's own self.

3. To be number one / numero uno , to be the first or the best at something.

QUOTES:

(1) Lone Star (Bill Pullman) in Spaceballs (1987): ' I'm numero uno on Dark Helmet's hit list.'

(2) Lionel Twain (Truman Capote), claiming to be the greatest detective, and Sam Diamond (Peter Falk) in Murder by Death (1976):
-- Lionel: ' Look at me! I'm the greatest! I'm number one! '
-- Sam: ' To me you look like number two. Know what I mean? '

4. Look after number one / take care of number one , to look after one's own interests.

5. My number one , one's sweetheart.

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