nooner

noun

noon·​er ˈnü-nər How to pronounce nooner (audio)
plural nooners
US, informal
: something taking place at or around noontime
… his team's 2-1 loss in the Saturday nooner with the Dallas Stars.Ed Willes
especially : sexual intercourse at noon
"Your daddy was a real ladies' man … Not that he two-timed your mom, … but back in his bachelor days, you never saw anybody could rustle up a nooner like Benny could." Garrison Keillor

Examples of nooner in a Sentence

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Word History

Etymology

noon + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nooner was in 1836

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Cite this Entry

“Nooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nooner. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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