Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A public hack which plies during the night.
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- noun Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
Etymologies
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Examples
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They'll have to pull an all-nighter in order to pull off 400 cookies, 200 pastries, 20 cakes and 20 pies, all while working on an elaborate theme cake for a very special client.
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“So either we make this an all-nighter tonight,” Eris said, imbuing her words with the sense of having the advantage in the situation, “or we get the gang together again in a few weeks and take a more subtle one-per-night schedule.”
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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“So either we make this an all-nighter tonight,” Eris said, imbuing her words with the sense of having the advantage in the situation, “or we get the gang together again in a few weeks and take a more subtle one-per-night schedule.”
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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Not everything can be done in an all-nighter, unless you limit yourself a lot.
The New Yorker on the underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs. - Boing Boing 2009
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Loud music and cheering; tons of people clattering into you; oversized cartoon characters bobbing in front of your eyes: no, you're not necessarily on something at a NYE all-nighter, you might actually be at the annual London Parade.
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I read Harry Potter 6 in eight and a half, pulling an all-nighter to do so.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Open Writing Forum 2009
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“So either we make this an all-nighter tonight,” Eris said, imbuing her words with the sense of having the advantage in the situation, “or we get the gang together again in a few weeks and take a more subtle one-per-night schedule.”
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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And I pulled an all-nighter so I could review all the material …
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How bad is it to pull an all-nighter before a big presentation?
Stopping Sleepiness Andrea Petersen 2012
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Here's this person maybe you fooled around with in your parents 'bed, or pulled an all-nighter with to finish a take-home exam.
Boing Boing 2009
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