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Definition of a one night stand

one night stand

noun

  • a sexual encounter (which usually but does not always include sexual intercourse) after which one or both parties make no attempt to contact the other person.
    I'm not a fan of one night stands.
    He kept calling me, but I was like, "Dude, it was just a one night stand."
                                                                                                                                

    Citation from "It's Never Too Late for Now", 30 Rock (TV), Season 5 Episode 15 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                                                                                                

    Citation from "Chapter 7", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 1 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jan 11 2012. Submitted by kevin s. on Dec 11 2004.

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Other terms relating to 'night':

Definitions include: an all-night period of awakedness to finish a task.
Definitions include: Friday and Saturday nights, when a disproportionate number of people are unpleasantly drunk in public.
Definitions include: to go home and/or go to bed.
Definitions include: adjective.
Definitions include: acronym for "girls' night out".
Definitions include: a bachelorette party.
Definitions include: a female prostitute.
Definitions include: completely different.
Definitions include: a police or black helicopter that flies around with spotlight on.
Definitions include: an alcoholic drink before going to bed.
Definitions include: prostitute.
Definitions include: "goodnight."
Definitions include: a person who often stays up late at night, or is more productive at night.
Definitions include: See all-nighter.
Definitions include: a general insult.

Other terms relating to 'one':

Definitions include: "goodbye".
Definitions include: Slang for the phrase " Once More, Again". Compare to: 1 more time, Repeat , Replay,or Restart. Example: The studio producer said "Imma need y'all to do that [1 Mo''gain]. Ok 1, 2, 3, GO!!!
Definitions include: a "Long Island Ice Tea" (also called a "Long Island Iced Tea") which is a strong alcoholic mixed drink.
Definitions include: the best.
Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
Definitions include: $1,000.
Definitions include: to die or to get killed.
Definitions include: "buy one get one" free.
Definitions include: to fight.
Definitions include: to defecate.
Definitions include: a beer.
Definitions include: to masturbate.

Other terms relating to 'stand':

Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: a boring place or any place that one does not enjoy being at.
Definitions include: the drinking of beer directly from a keg while doing a handstand on it.
Definitions include: a puddle of urine in an inappropriate place
Definitions include: to skip a pre-arranged meeting, especially a date.

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