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==English== |
==English== |
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===Alternative forms=== |
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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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From {{suf|en|all-night|er|id2=relational}} = {{confix|en|all|night|er|nocat=1}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{audio|en|En-au-all-nighter.ogg| |
* {{audio|en|En-au-all-nighter.ogg|a=AU}} |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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# Something that |
# Something that [[last#Etymology_2|last]]s throughout the whole [[night]]. |
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#: {{ux|en|That party was an '''all-nighter'''.}} |
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## {{lb|en|specifically}} An instance of studying or working throughout the night without sleep. |
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# {{lb|en|UK|crime|slang}} A [[ |
# {{lb|en|UK|crime|slang}} A [[session]] with a [[prostitute]] covering the entire [[night]]. |
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# {{lb|en|UK|crime|slang}} A [[client]] of a prostitute who has [[paid]] for the entire [[night]]. |
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#: {{syn|en|Thesaurus:prostitute's client}} |
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# {{lb|en|US|crime|slang}} A [[criminal]] or other person kept in [[jail]] over [[night]]. |
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* {{sense|prostitute's client}} see [[Thesaurus:prostitute's client]] |
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* {{l|en|pull an all-nighter}} |
* {{l|en|pull an all-nighter}} |
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====See also==== |
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* {{l|en|vigil}} |
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===Further reading=== |
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[[Category:en:Night]] |
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[[Category:en:People]] |
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[[Category:en:Prison]] |
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Revision as of 14:30, 2 June 2024
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From all-night + -er = all- + night + -er.
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
all-nighter (plural all-nighters)
- Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
- That party was an all-nighter.
- (specifically) An instance of studying or working throughout the night without sleep.
- (UK, crime, slang) A session with a prostitute covering the entire night.
- (UK, crime, slang) A client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute's client
- (US, crime, slang) A criminal or other person kept in jail over night.
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- Eric Partridge (2007) “all-nighter”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Abingdon, Oxon., New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 9.