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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all-nighter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
al-l-nighter
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that lasts throughout the whole night.

noun

Something that lasts throughout the whole night.

noun

A session with a prostitute covering the entire night.

British usage; Slang

noun

A client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night.

British usage; Slang

noun

A criminal or other person kept in jail over night.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

  • "That party was an all-nighter."

Etymology

From all-night + -er = all- + night + -er.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

all-nighters (plural) allnighter (alternative) all nighter (alternative)

Phrases

pull an all-nighter

Frequently Paired Words

vigil

Synonyms

all-nighter curb crawler fare gonk jane jockey john kerb crawler monger muttonmonger punter score

Questions

What does all-nighter mean?
Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
Where does all-nighter come from?
From all-night + -er = all- + night + -er.

How to pronounce all-nighter

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