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one-night stand
[ wuhn-nahyt stand ]
/ ËwÊnËnaÉȘt ËstĂŠnd /
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noun
a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement.
a place where such a performance is given.
Slang.
- a single, unrepeated sexual encounter, as one lasting for just one night.
- a participant in such an encounter.
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Origin of one-night stand
def. 1 is an Americanism dating back to 1875â80; def. 3 was first recorded in 1935â40.
Words nearby one-night stand
One man's meat is another man's poison, one-many, on end, oneness, one-nighter, one-night stand, one-note, one of a kind, one-off, one of these days, one of those days
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British Dictionary definitions for one-night stand
one-night stand
noun
a performance given only once at any one place
informal
- a sexual encounter lasting only one evening or night
- a person regarded as being only suitable for such an encounter
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