one-night stand

noun

: 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

: a locality used for one-night stands

: a stopover for a one-night stand

: a sexual encounter limited to a single occasion

also : a partner in such an encounter

Examples of one-night stand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Owens had claimed that Echard fathered her unborn twins during a one-night stand. —

Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024 And when Munro and Charlotte wind up falling into bed together, it’s treated with all the casualness of a one-night stand. —

Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024 What could have been a casual one-night stand becomes something sinister and criminal. —

L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 6 Feb. 2024 Rodriguez plays Mack, a sports journalist who creates plays for snagging one-night stands until she’s met with her biggest game yet: playing for keeps. —

Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for one-night stand

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Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of one-night stand was in 1880

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“One-night stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-night%20stand. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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