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half-night stand

half-night stand noun: a single sexual encounter between two individuals, lasting for less than an entire night, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship.

Noun

half-night stand (plural half-night stands)

  1. (idiomatic) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, lasting for less than an entire night, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship.
    • Near-synonyms: hit and run; pump and dump; wham, bam, thank you ma'am
    • Allison had not even reached mistress status, just a half-night stand.2001, Howard Dando, Dancers in the Dark, →ISBN

Examples of half-night stand in a sentence

  • Still, as he refused to concede that he was incapable of fucking, in the years that followed, there were more forgettable half-night stands.2012, Arnold Snyder, Risk of Ruin, →ISBN, page 143:
  • He'd been the byproduct of a quart of Old Bushmills and a half-night stand.2015, Bob Siqveland, Simple Witness, →ISBN, page 53:

Synonyms of half-night stand

Forms of half-night stand

pluralhalf-night stands

Origin of half-night stand

Back formation from one-night stand.

Questions about half-night stand

What does half-night stand mean?
Half-night stand means a single sexual encounter between two individuals, lasting for less than an entire night, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship.
How do you use half-night stand in a sentence?
Still, as he refused to concede that he was incapable of fucking, in the years that followed, there were more forgettable half-night stands.
What part of speech is half-night stand?
Half-night stand is a noun.
What is the plural of half-night stand?
The plural of half-night stand is half-night stands.

Words near half-night stand in the dictionary

  1. half-naturals
  2. half-nephew
  3. half-nephews
  4. half-niece
  5. half-nieces
  6. half-night stand
  7. half-night stands
  8. half-noble
  9. half-nobles
  10. half-one
  11. half-op

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