Bank Night
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Bank Night
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
Example Sentences
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The slot she was dropping her love letters into was an old bank night depository.
From Washington Times
A nervous tic excites me and if with all these other things he wore green suits — bank night!”
From New York Times
He admits that the independents had a share in building up Bank Night but asserts: "We were getting such rotten pictures that we had to do something to get people into the houses."
From Time Magazine Archive
His great contribution to campaign entertainment was a political version of cinema's Bank Night.
From Time Magazine Archive
One man sent $100 he had won at a movie bank night.
From Time Magazine Archive
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