Definition of amateur night

amateur night

noun

• Friday and Saturday nights, when a disproportionate number of people are unpleasantly drunk in public.

  I usually avoid going out on Saturday. Saturday is amateur night.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Naima W. from Boston, MA, USA on Aug 18 2003.

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Other terms relating to 'night':
all-nighter	Definitions include: an all-night period of awakedness to finish a task.
call it a night	Definitions include: to go home and/or go to bed.
fly-by-night	Definitions include: adjective.
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hen night	Definitions include: a bachelorette party.
lady of the night	Definitions include: a female prostitute.
night and day	Definitions include: completely different.
night bird	Definitions include: a police or black helicopter that flies around with spotlight on.
night cap	Definitions include: an alcoholic drink before going to bed.
night flower	Definitions include: prostitute.
nightie night	Definitions include: "goodnight."
night owl	Definitions include: a person who often stays up late at night, or is more productive at night.
one night stand	Definitions include: a sexual encounter (which usually but does not always include sexual intercourse) after which one or both parties make no attempt to contact the other person.
pull an all-nighter	Definitions include: See all-nighter.
your mom was good last night	Definitions include: a general insult.

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