Results for “NIG”

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nig
noun

'New In Greens' — a soldier fresh out of basic training.

#military#british-army#recruit#acronym
White knight
noun

Friendly buyer that swoops in to rescue a company from a hostile bidder.

#finance#wall-street#m-and-a#takeovers
overnight
noun

Booking that includes sleeping over — usually priced per night, not per hour.

#sex-work#escorting#booking#rates
off like a bride's nightie
phrase

To leave very quickly.

#australian#aussie#idiom#humour
all day and a night
phrase

Life without the possibility of parole.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
calennig
noun

A New Year's gift or good-luck custom.

#scottish#irish#tradition#welsh
half-night stand 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#dating#relationships#hookup#casual
varnigh
adverb

Very nearly, almost

#british#regional#adverb#degree
GN
phrase

Good night — the Web3 sign-off that mirrors GM.

#crypto#web3#twitter#acronym
tutty
noun

Make-up. Slap. War paint before a night out.

#mancunian#manchester#beauty#british
buckhead
noun

Atlanta's uptown — money, nightlife, drip.

#atlanta#hip-hop#geography#nightlife
flambeaux
noun

Lit torches carried by walkers in nighttime Mardi Gras parades.

#nola#mardi-gras#carnival#french
the Strip
proper noun

Cedar Springs Road — Dallas's main LGBTQ+ nightlife corridor in Oak Lawn.

#dallas#texas#lgbtq#nightlife
bubble dancer
noun

The dishwasher — the one in the suds all night.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#dish-pit
sous chef
noun

Second-in-command who actually runs the kitchen most nights.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#brigade
Gang Box
noun

The big lockable steel chest where a crew's tools live overnight on a jobsite.

#construction#trades#tools#jobsite
waacking
noun

A 1970s disco-club dance built on fast, dramatic arm throws, born in LGBTQ nightlife and folded into vogue.

#lgbtq#dance#vogue#disco
bona nochy
phrase

Polari for goodnight — from Italian 'buona notte'.

#polari#lgbtq#british#vintage
mare
noun

A nightmare; a bad time

#australian#aussie#difficulty#state
jangueo
noun

A hangout, a night out (PR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#social
colmadón
noun

A big colmado that doubles as a nightspot.

#spanish#spanglish#latino#place
raining
verb

Pouring in shots on a hot night

#sports#shooting#hot streak
2NITE
phrase

Tonight (numeronym).

#texting#acronym#numeronym#time
booty call 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#dating#relationships#hookup#casual
u up? 18+
phrase

Mature content — open to view.

#dating#relationships#texting#hookup
balls 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#military#army#time#watch
NVG
noun

Night Vision Goggles — image-intensifying night optics.

#military#army#acronym#equipment
Mid-rats
noun

Midnight rations; a late-night meal.

#military#army#food#navy
after dark
noun

A convention's adults-only late-night programming.

#anime#weeb#programming#mature
Friday fish fry
noun

The traditional Wisconsin Friday-night fried-fish dinner out.

#american#regional#wisconsin#food
Zobo
noun

The dark red hibiscus drink sold everywhere in Nigeria.

#hausa#hausa-slang#nigerian#west-african
Suya
noun

Spicy Nigerian skewered grilled meat, a nationwide street-food staple.

#hausa#hausa-slang#nigerian#west-african
Waka
verb

To walk, wander, or leave — Nigeria's all-purpose word for being on the move.

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
Owambe
noun

A lavish, loud Nigerian party — often a wedding, birthday, or funeral celebration.

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
Shoki
noun

A wild, freestyle dance craze that took over Nigerian parties.

#yoruba#yoruba-slang#nigerian#west-african
Craic
noun

Fun, banter, and good times — the whole vibe of a place or night out.

#irish#uk
Hit The Town
phrase

To go out partying — to hit bars, clubs, and nightlife for the night.

#american#british#2000s
The Bank's Closed
phrase

Flapper brush-off meaning no more kissing or canoodling tonight, fella.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Railed 18+
adjective

Mature content — open to view.

#american#gen-z
Belter
noun

Something excellent or a brilliant moment — a goal, a night out, a tune.

#scottish#british#uk#northern-english