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dish night

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noun

  1. (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.

Etymology

Origin of dish night

First recorded in 1930–35

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There was also a dish night when they gave away dishes.

From The Biography of a Rabbit by Benson, Roy, Jr.

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