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barnight

UK/ˈbɑː(ɹ)naɪt/

barnight noun: an evening party, normally for a society.

Noun

barnight (plural barnights)

  1. (UK, countable, Imperial College slang) An evening party, normally for a society
    • Another RSMU event, a South African barnight, was also cancelled last term, again after numerous press enquiries.1985 January 11, “Rector acts on indecent show”, in Felix
    • On Wednesday last week at ACC Barnight it is reported that a member punched a member of Rugby for “pick-ing up one of [our] pints”.2009 February 20, Andrew Lavery, “Andrew Lavery, Gaelic Football Captain, responds to allegations”, in Felix

Forms of barnight

pluralbarnights

Origin of barnight

From bar + night.

Questions about barnight

What does barnight mean?
Barnight means an evening party, normally for a society.
What part of speech is barnight?
Barnight is a noun.
How do you pronounce barnight?
Barnight is pronounced /ˈbɑː(ɹ)naɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of barnight?
The plural of barnight is barnights.

Words near barnight in the dictionary

  1. barnidipine
  2. barnie
  3. barnier
  4. barnies
  5. barniest
  6. barnight
  7. barnights
  8. barning
  9. Barningham
  10. barnless
  11. barnlike

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