barnight

noun

barnight

noun

UK /ˈbɑː(ɹ)naɪt/

Etymology From bar + night.

1

UK An evening party, normally for a society

Imperial College slang

  • Another RSMU event, a South African barnight, was also cancelled last term, again after numerous press enquiries.1985 January 11, “Rector acts on indecent show”, in Felix:
  • On Wednesday last week at ACC Barnight it is reported that a member punched a member of Rugby for “pick-ing up one of [our] pints”.2009 February 20, Andrew Lavery, “Andrew Lavery, Gaelic Football Captain, responds to allegations”, in Felix:

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