one-night stand

Noun

Meaning

a performance in one place on one night only

a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shag rendezvous stand affair tryst assignation hookup quickie boff casual sex secret meeting casual dating casual relationship booty call heavy date

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Antonyms

relationship long-term relationship romantic relationships serious relationship committed relations committed relationship

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Hypernyms

performance promiscuity promiscuousness sleeping around

Examples

I can remember my first one-night stand like it was yesterday. Well, maybe not the first. Or the second... or the fifth. I'll just begin with what I can remember and not concern myself with order. Chelsea Handler

I think every woman should have a one-night stand. If it's done right, it can be liberating. Rachel Perry

I guess nothing puts a damper on a one-night stand as much as your friend pointing out all the opportunities where you might have been killed. Mindy Kaling

Billy Dee Williams once had a one-night stand with Neil Simon. Bill Allred

For some people, a one-night stand doesn't make any difference in a seven-year love affair. I don't believe the degree of betrayal is always commensurate with the egregiousness of the behavior. They are two separate things. Esther Perel

Reform is not a one-night stand. John R. Bolton

Close letter words and terms

one-nation conservative one-nationism one-night fling one-nighter one-nine one-nineth