that one time
What does " that one time" mean?

-- Where is your suit? Just once when I say suit up, I wish you'd put on a suit.

-- I did. That one time.

One time means once.

That one time means the one time or what?

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that one time
What does " that one time" mean?

-- Where is your suit? Just once when I say suit up, I wish you'd put on a suit.

-- I did. That one time.

One time means once.

That one time means the one time or what?

Answer

It still means once, but it is more emphatic. In this instance, he is stressing that it only occurred once, and he is implying that the occurrence is atypical and unlikely to happen again.

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