night game
- noun
- NSFW
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técnicas de ligue nocturno
Examples
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On October 31st, 1966, the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears played a Monday night game on CBS.
Blog text (18) -
The energy in the club was electric; it was a perfect setting for a night game where everyone was trying to impress each other.
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She was excited to show off her night game skills and meet new people while dancing at the bar.
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At the party, his confident night game caught the attention of many, making him the center of attraction.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The intended meaning (‘skills or tactics for meeting/flirting in nightlife’) relies on a slang/metaphorical sense of "game" (social/romantic skill) rather than the literal sense of a contest, so the meaning cannot be derived from "night" + "game." A B1 learner who knows the constituents would most likely interpret it as a game played at night or a nighttime contest, not the informal dating-skill sense, so the expression is unpredictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Night game uses night for the nightlife setting and game for someone's social 'skill' or 'moves'. Imagine a person at a club practising what to say and how to stand; their night game is the set of moves they use to meet or attract people at clubs or bars, so the phrase means 'ability to meet or attract people in nightlife'.
