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  • noun A farewell said in the evening or before going to sleep.

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Examples

  • We called goodnight down the hall and got into bed.

    The Worst Years of Your Life Mark Jude Poirier 2007

  • I found a song by hot hot heat which i love, called goodnight goodnight.

    abutterfly Diary Entry abutterfly 2006

  • She was wise, she did not call a goodnight to him, though she was aware of him.

    The Holy Thief Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 1992

  • She kept the door open to light him through the small front garden and then called goodnight as he disappeared among the shrubs.

    The Murder of Busy Lizzie Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1973

  • Luke, Ronnie, Tommy Makem and now all three Clancy brothers have softly risen and gently called goodnight, and God be with you all.

    An Spailpín Fánach 2009

  • Can't we all think of him as just going to sleep, throw him a kiss and say "goodnight," and tell him to rest in peace.

    State of the Union: Celebrate Michael Jackson's art, says Powell 2009

  • Meanwhile, over at Apostrophe Catastrophe, the debate rages on about Margaret Wise Brown's missing comma and whether "goodnight" should be two words.

    Astronomy as a Moral Issue 2008

  • Meanwhile, over at Apostrophe Catastrophe, the debate rages on about Margaret Wise Brown's missing comma and whether "goodnight" should be two words.

    Archive 2008-10-01 2008

  • Typing this in on my little iPhone keypad is about to wear me out, so I think I'll say "goodnight" now.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Bea Amaya 2009

  • Typing this in on my little iPhone keypad is about to wear me out, so I think I'll say "goodnight" now.

    iPhone Posting Bea Amaya 2009

  • It was at Emily’s goodnight (Drouet refused to use the word “funeral”; the drinks were pink and instead of hymns they played Justin Bieber) that Drouet began to learn more.

    The suicide of Emily Drouet: ‘She was used and made to feel like nothing’ Anna Moore 2023

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