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nightcap

[ nahyt-kap ]

noun

  1. Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
  2. a cap for the head, intended primarily to be worn in bed.
  3. 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

  1. a bedtime drink, esp an alcoholic or hot one
  2. a soft cap formerly worn in bed
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Origin of nightcap1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; night, cap 1
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Alcohol is often used as a sleep aid – with some people crediting a "nightcap" with helping them fall asleep more easily.

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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.

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The All-Star catcher has three homers in the last two games — he connected in the nightcap of Tuesday’s doubleheader sweep.

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We didn’t want our night to end, so we went to Barney’s for a nightcap.

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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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