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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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Nearby words

disgusting, dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, dish gravy, dish night, dish out, dish the dirt, dish top, dish up, dishabille

Origin of dish night

First recorded in 1930–35
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