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guest night

guest night

4.6
An evening when club or college members bring friends
  • noun
: noche de invitados
  • The annual guest night at the club was always well attended by members and their friends.

Examples

  • She invited her roommate to the college's guest night to experience the formal dinner.

  • On guest night, alumni are encouraged to bring colleagues who may be interested in joining.

  • The club is hosting a guest night next Friday.

  • Are you coming to the guest night at the university?

  • On guest night, all members can bring a friend to enjoy the festivities together.

  • She invited her friend to attend the guest night at the college's dining hall.

  • The guest night event saw many members bringing their family and friends to the club.

How Open

open house
35 2.7
public
∞ 1.0
guest night
4.6
exclusive
399 5.4

Surface Forms

guest night singular
guest nights plural

Morphology

guest + night

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'.