nightstick

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nightstick

  • /ˈnaɪtˌstɪk/ US

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From night + stick.

noun nightsticks · night stick

  1. US A long, narrow, polelike club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
  2. slang The penis.
  3. slang, uncommon A person who spends much time in bars and nightclubs, and generally indulges themselves during the night.

Similar: attitude-adjuster, baton, nigger knocker, truncheon

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@misc{nightstick_2026,
  title = {nightstick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nightstick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}