guest night
- noun
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noche de invitados
- The annual guest night at the club was always well attended by members and their friends.
Examples
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She invited her roommate to the college's guest night to experience the formal dinner.
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On guest night, alumni are encouraged to bring colleagues who may be interested in joining.
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The club is hosting a guest night next Friday.
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Are you coming to the guest night at the university?
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On guest night, all members can bring a friend to enjoy the festivities together.
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She invited her friend to attend the guest night at the college's dining hall.
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The guest night event saw many members bringing their family and friends to the club.
How Open
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines the known nouns 'guest' (a person invited) and 'night' (an evening period) to mean 'an evening for guests' or a night when guests are welcome. This noun+noun compositional pattern is transparent and common in English (and in many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the event meaning.
Etymology
Guest night began as a special evening at clubs and colleges when members could bring a guest to join the group's event. So, guest night means 'an evening event when members are allowed to bring friends or guests'.