weeknight
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- noun
- /ˈwiːkˌnaɪt/
- I usually cook a quick meal on weeknights since I have to get up early for work the next day.
- weeknight meals
- weeknight dinners
- weeknight recipes
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Watch on YouTubeYou're the one who's been out there on weekends, on weeknights, overnights, in the morning, spending your time learning this art form.
- You're the one who's been out there on weekends, on weeknights, overnights, in the morning, spending your time learning this art form.
- I mean, I, I don't, I'm not like sober, but I don't, I don't really drink like in the house or like on a weeknight type thing.
Examples
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"Laurie goes out about nine o'clock a lot of weeknights."
Fiction book (1992) -
The gym is always crowded on weeknights because people want to work out after work.
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Even on a weeknight, huh?
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Not a bad take for a weeknight.
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Every weeknight you have to clean the window displays for three hours.
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Our September recipe contest, Quick Weeknight Meals, is just drawing to a close.
Blog text (9) -
His band, the Teardrops, played weeknights at the Checkerboard for years.
Academic text (2002) -
Minors must be home by ten p.m. on weeknights, 11 p.m. on weekends.
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The John Murphy Show airs weeknights from 7 to 9 PM on the flagship.
Blog text (10) -
I'm working weeknights at Club Asiatique in San Pedro.
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Etymology
Weeknight comes from the simple parts week ('the seven days') and night, so it means a night during the normal work or school week. Think of it as any night that is not Saturday or Sunday, a night when you usually have to work or go to school the next day.