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Nighties

[nahy-tee] Origin

night·ie

[nahy-tee]
noun Informal.
Also, nighty.


Origin:
1890–95; night(gown) + -ie

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Nighties is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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night·y

[nahy-tee]
noun, plural night·ies.
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Word Origin & History

nightie
1871, short for nightgown (c.1400); originally a children's word.
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