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one-night stand

[wuhn-nahyt]
–noun
1. a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement.
2. a place where such a performance is given.
3. Informal.
a. a single, unrepeated sexual encounter, as one lasting for just one night.
b. a participant in such an encounter.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism
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one-night stand

  1. n.
    a performance lasting only one night. : The band did a series of one-night stands down the East Coast.
  2. n.
    a romance or sexual relationship that lasts only one night. : It looked like something that would last longer than a one-night stand.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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