1a Edit Meaning

1.

The number coming after 19 in hexadecimal.

9, A, B, C, D, E, F, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 1A

See hexadecimal, numbers, decimal, system, nerd

2.

The person in any organization-usually a sports team-who is

good enough to have a lead role.Too bad they're being blocked

by someone already in that coveted spot who's actually quite

good too.

EXAMPLE 1/BUSINESS WRITER TO COLLEAGUE:"If Dick Parsons is #1

at Time Warner,Jeff Bewkes must be 1A.Surely the guy will get his own company to run someday."

EXAMPLE 2/NFL 1A QUARTERBACKS:David Garrard....Gus Frerotte...John Kitna...Brad Johnson.

See understudy, politics, talent

3.

Someone who is close to being an a1 bloke, but due to some mental difficulties, not quite.

Adam: "Awwh bless him, he tries so hard, his hearts in the right place but his head's screwed on fucking backwards".

Chris: "Yeah, what a 1a bloke".

See a1, 1a, good, genuine, nice, backwards