night out
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Noun
night out (plural nights out)
- (literally) Going away from one's usual residence for an entire night, and returning the next day.
- (idiomatic) Spending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife.
- 2018 January 25, Amelia Gentleman, “Men-only clubs and menace: how the establishment maintains male power”, in the Guardian:
- We know that many male City employees still go to lapdancing clubs for a fun night out. We know City organisations have struggled in their vaunted attempts to get more women on boards.
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Synonyms
- evening out
- night on the town
Anagrams
- outnight