girls' night

noun

variants or girls night

plural girls' nights or girls nights

: a planned gathering of women that usually takes place in the evening

Sometimes a woman needs a girls' night. But sometimes going out is not in the cards—you want to save money, or you have kids to watch. Fear not: you can have a girls' night and you can have it in your very own home.

—Deanna Samaan

Miami's vibrant mix of chic lounges, rooftop bars, live music venues, Latin clubs, and late-night hotspots makes it one of the best U.S. cities for a girls' night out …

—Lauren Schuster

… Tuesday night's show drew young adults and older couples, kids with parents and women enjoying a girls night out. It was a robust, rowdy crowd.

—Joey Guerra

… to socialize at half the cost, buy a bottle of wine and schedule a girls' night in.

—Galina Espinoza

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above