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- noun Plural form of
goodnight .
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Examples
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The upper hall was filled with merry groups and resounded with "goodnights" as the women mounted the great staircase, pausing to fling back final repartees, or to confirm plans for the morrow.
The Rosary 1909
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A few seconds after I’d called goodnights to Fredo and Della, envying as I did Della’s special friendliness towards Fredo this particular evening, I caught sight of a reflection in a shop window.
The Great California Game Gash, Jonathan 1991
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"What a poor misguided literary genius," I thought after saying our goodnights and heading home.
Baseball 2008
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The babel of the day was now an almost-silence, now and then quivering to the murmur of low voices tranquilly exchanging goodnights.
His Disposition 2010
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Cars surged into driveways, doors slammed their goodnights, human voices echoed and decayed in the distance.
Prickly Heat 2010
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Yes, I admit it has gotten to be a bit of a habit - blows eight at a time, socked in the eye, hauled away by the pink, the orange, the green and the white goodnights.
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After a fine meal, I stood in the door with Dad for goodnights.
I Am Tim Elhajj 2009
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After a fine meal, I stood in the door with Dad for goodnights.
I Am 2009
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What a lay me down this is with two pink, two orange, two green, two white goodnights.
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Tracy Morgan coined the phrase "the other black guy" -- referring to himself and his recurring character, "the guy who smiles real big at the goodnights" -- in 1997.
Daniel Holloway: Note to SNL: Black People Are Funny, Too 2008
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