one-night stand
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one–night stand

noun

Definition of ONE-NIGHT STAND

1
: a performance (as of a play or concert) given (as by a traveling group of actors or musicians) only once in each of a series of localities
2
a : a locality used for one-night stands
b : a stopover for a one-night stand
3
: a sexual encounter limited to a single occasion; also : a partner in such an encounter

First Known Use of ONE-NIGHT STAND

1880

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