One-nighter

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of one-night stand (single evening's performance)

    "That evening, the Epsilons got to sing for Redding, who asked the boys to join his Revue. Gene, John, and Alan remained in the entourage for a year before tiring of the one-nighter grind."

  2. 2
    Synonym of one-night stand (single sexual encounter)

    "I am clean, sincere, not out for 1 nighters. Lking for gd friend, definitely relationship."

Synonyms

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one-night stand

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"That evening, the Epsilons got to sing for Redding, who asked the boys to join his Revue. Gene, John, and Alan remained in the entourage for a year before tiring of the one-nighter grind."

Etymology

From one night + -er.

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