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one-night stand

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one-night stand

1. A sexual encounter that only happens one time. After a night of drinking, Maria had a one-night stand with Mark but regretted it the next morning.

2. A single performance. My favorite comedian is doing a one-night stand in the city next weekend.

See also: stand

one-night stand

 

1. Lit. a performance lasting only one night. The band did a series of one-night stands down the East Coast. You can't make a living doing one-night stands.

2. Fig. a romance or sexual relationship that lasts only one night. It was not a romance, just a one-night stand. It looked like something that would last longer than a one-night stand.

See also: stand

one-night stand

1. n. a performance lasting only one night. The band did a series of one-night stands down the East Coast.

2. n. a romance or sexual relationship that lasts only one night. It looked like something that would last longer than a one-night stand.

See also: stand