Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A public hack which plies during the night.
Wiktionary
- n. Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
Etymologies
- All-night + -er. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And I pulled an all-nighter so I could review all the material …”
“How bad is it to pull an all-nighter before a big presentation?”
“I read Harry Potter 6 in eight and a half, pulling an all-nighter to do so.”
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Open Writing Forum
““So either we make this an all-nighter tonight,” Eris said, imbuing her words with the sense of having the advantage in the situation, “or we get the gang together again in a few weeks and take a more subtle one-per-night schedule.””
“Loud music and cheering; tons of people clattering into you; oversized cartoon characters bobbing in front of your eyes: no, you're not necessarily on something at a NYE all-nighter, you might actually be at the annual London Parade.”
“Here's this person maybe you fooled around with in your parents 'bed, or pulled an all-nighter with to finish a take-home exam.”
“Not everything can be done in an all-nighter, unless you limit yourself a lot.”
The New Yorker on the underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs. - Boing Boing
“They'll have to pull an all-nighter in order to pull off 400 cookies, 200 pastries, 20 cakes and 20 pies, all while working on an elaborate theme cake for a very special client.”
“I have never been one to pull an all-nighter, but I definitely agree with the value of setting deadlines.”
“Published authors have deadlines – and, as any student pulling an all-nighter knows, deadlines are a great way of concentrating the mind.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘all-nighter’.
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all-out, all-around, all-embracing, all-time, all-weather, all-day, all-in, all-nighter, all-knowing, all-fired, all-or-none, all-important and 20 more...
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generationnext's Words
petulant, vehement, pensive, lascivious, vacillate, histrionic, satiated, svelte, lithe, zeitgeist, viscous, sommelier and 526 more...
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MiaLuthien's list ♥
gambit, prehensile, coquetry, impunity, genuflect, ensconce, clavicle, delude, beget, castigate, life caching, convoluted and 478 more...
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A Matter Of Time
Favorite time-related words.
vespertine, twilight, gloaming, eftsoon, eventide, dawn, eos, dusk, witching hour, ephemeral, candlemark, autumnal and 122 more...
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Stuffie: Heave-Ho!
Stuffie #3. Stuff you pull.
wagon, leg, finger, door, prank, taffy, heist, stunt, lever, plunger, draught, plug and 46 more...
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