half-night stand

English

Etymology

Back formation from one-night stand.

Pronunciation

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Noun

half-night stand (plural half-night stands)

1. (idiomatic) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, lasting for less than an entire night, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship.
   • 2001, Howard Dando, Dancers in the Dark, →ISBN:

     Allison had not even reached mistress status, just a half-night stand.

   • 2012, Arnold Snyder, Risk of Ruin, →ISBN, page 143:

     Still, as he refused to concede that he was incapable of fucking, in the years that followed, there were more forgettable half-night stands.

   • 2015, Bob Siqveland, Simple Witness, →ISBN, page 53:

     He'd been the byproduct of a quart of Old Bushmills and a half-night stand.