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Definition of all-nighter in English: all-nighternoun informal An event or activity that continues throughout the night. 〈非正式〉通宵达旦的事件(或活动) he would do an all-nighter, the way he used to in school Example sentencesExamples - The English Speaking Union will have an all-nighter in the West End with food and wine for a £50 entry fee.
- I personally really didn't wake up until 4pm today which I've never done unless it was after an all-nighter (all night chat, that is) ending at 9am, and even that only happened once.
- Jan called this morning after an all-nighter at the hospital and will be sleeping the morning away before she attempts the drive home.
- News is now a nationwide cram session, all-nighters for the general public.
- If you are a banker or a management consultant or a lobbyist, you will regularly throw all-nighters to produce the victorious presentation or bid or whatever it happens to be.
- Yet after an all-nighter they'd go out for a celebratory lunch, then go home and come in late the next day.
- ‘It was damp, dingy and horrible so it's had a complete overhaul,’ she said, demonstrating her calloused hands after a pre-launch all-nighter to finish the decoration.
- They still exhibit pangs for an occasional all-nighter and both could be trusted to fall off the wagon without descending into intoxicated free fall.
- All the benches were by this time full, all classes of the day finished, leaving couples and friends free to sit out in the sun for a few fun-loving hours before the parties and all-nighters began.
- I have done a couple more all-nighters since then but as I get older I have less stamina than I once used to.
- The scene has never died, with 1,700 regularly turning up to all-nighters.
- The ‘Jolly Roger,’ on Sherkin Island, a short ferry ride from Baltimore, has produced some memorable all-nighters.
- Well, I knew I had long days at work on Saturday and Sunday, and as the ball was an all-nighter, going on until 6am, I thought it wise not to go.
- A source told Britain's Daily Sport newspaper: ‘The party was a real all-nighter.’
- The Cameo cinema in Edinburgh has just announced an Eighties all-nighter, featuring saccharine delights such as Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
- On the first night, the Grain Station director worked until till 2am, the second night until 4am and then he did two all-nighters after that.
- As many workers know, the dreaded all-nighters can create havoc with family life, and anything that offers a chance to avoid camping out in the office is to be welcomed.
- Do you honestly think your all-nighters across the street go unnoticed?
- As for Dan, a third-year speech communication major, he needs coffee to stay awake through all-nighters.
- And there might have to be, if not a long twilight struggle, then at least a serious all-nighter with some dismally poor lighting.
Synonyms warehouse party, acid house party
Rhymesbiter, blighter, fighter, igniter, inciter, indicter, inviter, lighter, mitre (US miter), overnighter, reciter, righter, sighter, smiter, writer Definition of all-nighter in US English: all-nighternounˌɔlˈnaɪdərˌôlˈnīdər informal An event or task that continues throughout the night, especially a study session before an examination. he would do an all-nighter, the way he used to in school Example sentencesExamples - They still exhibit pangs for an occasional all-nighter and both could be trusted to fall off the wagon without descending into intoxicated free fall.
- ‘It was damp, dingy and horrible so it's had a complete overhaul,’ she said, demonstrating her calloused hands after a pre-launch all-nighter to finish the decoration.
- Yet after an all-nighter they'd go out for a celebratory lunch, then go home and come in late the next day.
- And there might have to be, if not a long twilight struggle, then at least a serious all-nighter with some dismally poor lighting.
- The scene has never died, with 1,700 regularly turning up to all-nighters.
- I have done a couple more all-nighters since then but as I get older I have less stamina than I once used to.
- The Cameo cinema in Edinburgh has just announced an Eighties all-nighter, featuring saccharine delights such as Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
- The English Speaking Union will have an all-nighter in the West End with food and wine for a £50 entry fee.
- All the benches were by this time full, all classes of the day finished, leaving couples and friends free to sit out in the sun for a few fun-loving hours before the parties and all-nighters began.
- Do you honestly think your all-nighters across the street go unnoticed?
- The ‘Jolly Roger,’ on Sherkin Island, a short ferry ride from Baltimore, has produced some memorable all-nighters.
- On the first night, the Grain Station director worked until till 2am, the second night until 4am and then he did two all-nighters after that.
- I personally really didn't wake up until 4pm today which I've never done unless it was after an all-nighter (all night chat, that is) ending at 9am, and even that only happened once.
- News is now a nationwide cram session, all-nighters for the general public.
- As for Dan, a third-year speech communication major, he needs coffee to stay awake through all-nighters.
- As many workers know, the dreaded all-nighters can create havoc with family life, and anything that offers a chance to avoid camping out in the office is to be welcomed.
- Well, I knew I had long days at work on Saturday and Sunday, and as the ball was an all-nighter, going on until 6am, I thought it wise not to go.
- A source told Britain's Daily Sport newspaper: ‘The party was a real all-nighter.’
- If you are a banker or a management consultant or a lobbyist, you will regularly throw all-nighters to produce the victorious presentation or bid or whatever it happens to be.
- Jan called this morning after an all-nighter at the hospital and will be sleeping the morning away before she attempts the drive home.
Synonyms warehouse party, acid house party |