nighty-night
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of nighty-night
1875–80; reduplication of ( good ) night; see -y 2
Example Sentences
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When you tuck your children in, the feds are there for the nighty-night, too.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2022
Such nighty-night attire would probably do well at, say, Mr. Trump’s MacLeod House in Scotland.
From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2017
In effect this allows the league to claim more Sunday real estate, from breakfast to nighty-night.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2015
Researchers measured changes in melatonin, the primary hormone that tells the body to go nighty-night, to see whether the caffeine had shifted the circadian clock.
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2015
"We can't even afford to call prospective players long-distance every evening to tell 'em nighty-night, and we don't have the affluent alumni to do the little extras in recruiting that a lot of colleges have."
From Time Magazine Archive
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