Definition of a night owl

night owl    

noun

• a person who often stays up late at night, or is more productive at night. Contrast with "early bird."

  Last edited on Mar 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'night':
all-nighter	Definitions include: an all-night period of awakedness to finish a task.
amateur night	Definitions include: Friday and Saturday nights, when a disproportionate number of people are unpleasantly drunk in public.
call it a night	Definitions include: to go home and/or go to bed.
fly-by-night	Definitions include: adjective.
GNO	Definitions include: acronym for "girls' night out".
hen night	Definitions include: a bachelorette party.
lady of the night	Definitions include: a female prostitute.
night and day	Definitions include: completely different.
night bird	Definitions include: a police or black helicopter that flies around with spotlight on.
night cap	Definitions include: an alcoholic drink before going to bed.
night flower	Definitions include: prostitute.
nightie night	Definitions include: "goodnight."
one night stand	Definitions include: a sexual encounter (which usually but does not always include sexual intercourse) after which one or both parties make no attempt to contact the other person.
pull an all-nighter	Definitions include: See all-nighter.
your mom was good last night	Definitions include: a general insult.
Other terms relating to 'owl':
hoot owl	Definitions include: The night shift, especially in the coal-mining industry in Kentucky and West Virginia, USA.
YOLO	Definitions include: acronym for "you only live once."

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