What does "one-night stand" mean?

An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.

What is a synonym for "one-night stand"?

Common synonyms include: hookup, hookups, quickie, quickies.

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1
An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.
"Again, when the affair is over, I catch a glimpse of myself running to catch a train for our next one-night stand."
2
a performance in one place on one night only wordnet
3
A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. idiomatic
"Near-synonyms: hit and run; pump and dump; wham, bam, thank you ma'am"
4
a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night wordnet
5
Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter. idiomatic
"Chet's mom was never home. She always went out gambling, partying and staying overnight with one of her sugar daddies. Chet never met his father. He was just a one-night stand she'd had eighteen years ago."

"Again, when the affair is over, I catch a glimpse of myself running to catch a train for our next one-night stand."