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nightcap
[ nahyt-kap ]
noun
- Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
- a cap for the head, intended primarily to be worn in bed.
- Sports Informal. the last event of the program for the day, especially the second game of a doubleheader in baseball or the last race of the day in horse racing.
nightcap
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noun
- a bedtime drink, esp an alcoholic or hot one
- a soft cap formerly worn in bed
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
Alcohol is often used as a sleep aid – with some people crediting a "nightcap" with helping them fall asleep more easily.
I almost caved plenty of times the first month of sobriety, but it became a little easier when I built new routines into my schedule: happy-hour hikes and ice cream in lieu of nightcaps.
The All-Star catcher has three homers in the last two games — he connected in the nightcap of Tuesday’s doubleheader sweep.
We didn’t want our night to end, so we went to Barney’s for a nightcap.
Inside, my bare feet walk on the qilim my mother “lent†me 15 years ago, and the air’s laced with cardamom from my decaf-black virgin nightcap.
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