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all-nighters

all-nighters is the plural of all-nighter.

Meaning of all-nighter

Noun

all-nighter (plural all-nighters)

  1. Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
    • That party was an all-nighter.
    1. (specifically) An instance of studying or working throughout the night without sleep.
  2. (UK, slang, crime) A session with a prostitute covering the entire night.
  3. (UK, slang, crime) A client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night.
  4. (US, slang, crime) A criminal or other person kept in jail over night.

Questions about all-nighters

What is all-nighters the plural of?
All-nighters is the plural of all-nighter.

Words near all-nighters in the dictionary

  1. all-new
  2. all-night
  3. all-night-man
  4. all-night-men
  5. all-nighter
  6. all-nighters
  7. all-nite
  8. all-one polynomial
  9. all-one polynomials
  10. all-operator
  11. all-or-none

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