dish night

noun

(formerly) a night, usually held weekly, when a movie theater distributed a free dish or piece of chinaware to each patron as an inducement to visit the theater.

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Origin of dish night

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby dish night

dishevel, disheveled, dishevelled, dishful, dish gravy, dish night, dishonest, dishonesty, dishonor, dishonorable, dishonorable discharge
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