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Definition of "one-night stand" []

  • A performance by a traveling musical or dramatic performer or group in one place on one night only. (noun)
  • The place at which such a performance is given. (noun)
  • Slang A sexual encounter that is limited to only one occasion. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "one-night stand" in a sentence
  • "I thought it was a stupid one-night stand that was overnow its starting all over again!"