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Saturday night special

Saturday night special is the alternative form of Saturday-night special.

Meaning of Saturday-night special

Noun

Saturday-night special (plural Saturday-night specials)

  1. (US) An inexpensive, easily obtained handgun.
  2. (US, historical) An overnight weekend train.
  3. (US, obsolete) A seasonal (usually October to December) sale on Saturday evening.
  4. (US, obsolete, slang) A girl who can be dated easily on Saturday evenings.
  5. (dated) An unexpected takeover bid that gives its opponents little time to respond.

Forms of Saturday night special

pluralSaturday night specials

Questions about Saturday night special

What is Saturday night special the alternative form of?
Saturday night special is the alternative form of Saturday-night special.

Words near Saturday night special in the dictionary

  1. saturator
  2. saturators
  3. Saturdaily
  4. Saturday
  5. Saturday night palsy
  6. Saturday night special
  7. Saturday night specials
  8. Saturday soup
  9. Saturday-morning cartoon
  10. Saturday-morning cartoons
  11. Saturday-night pistol

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