all-nighter

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all-nighter

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

noun all-nighters · allnighter · all nighter

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, slang A session with a prostitute covering the entire night.
UK, slang A client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night.
Similar: all-nighter, curb crawler, fare, gonk, jane, Jane, jockey, john, kerb crawler, monger, muttonmonger, punter
US, slang A criminal or other person kept in jail over night.

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noun event that lasts the entire night

Ελληνικά	ολονυκτία olonyktía, ολονυχτία olonychtía

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@misc{all_nighter_2026,
  title = {all-nighter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/all-nighter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}