- a quick, comprehensive look or examination; swiftly appraising glance
- a quick, cursory or light cleaning or going-over
A quick but comprehensive survey or performance: Let's give this memorandum the once-over.
- Commonly used with definite article ("the once-over", "the old once-over"), but also indefinite ("a once-over", "a quick once-over").
(plural once overs)
- Alternative spelling of once-over.