night owl
One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“My roommate is a night owl who never sleeps before midnight.”
“Being a night owl, she does her best work after everyone else has gone to bed.”
“The novelist, a lifelong night owl, would write until dawn broke over the silent city streets.”
From night and owl, a compound referencing the nocturnal activity of the bird.
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bank night
An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.
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bring owls to Athens
To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.
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call it a night
To go to bed to sleep.
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call it an early night
To go to bed or cease one's activities earlier in the evening than usual.
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creature of the night
A prostitute.
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day or night
At any time; 24/7
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dead of night
Middle of the night.
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make a night of it
To continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.
Last updated August 10, 2026