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half-night stands

half-night stands is the plural of half-night stand.

Meaning of half-night stand

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

Questions about half-night stands

What is half-night stands the plural of?
Half-night stands is the plural of half-night stand.

Words near half-night stands in the dictionary

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

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