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hens'_night
hens' night
English
Alternative forms
Noun
hens' night (plural hens' nights)
- (US, Australia, New Zealand) A hen night.
- 2004, Helen Denkha, Private Purgatory, Llumina Press, Florida, page 63,
- The cruises were very popular for Hens’ nights, and the girls would really let their hair down.
- 2006, Stacey DeMarco, Witch in the Bedroom: Proven Sensual Magic, Llewellyn Publications, Minnesota, [page 33],
- Among the so-hip-it-hurts couples and civilians, hens’ night group (bachelorette party) there; all giggles and squeals in the corner.
- 2008, Catherine Deveny, Say When, Black Inc., Melbourne, page 25,
- The hens’ night, the wedding and the marriage seem to boil down to **** for a night, princess for a day and slave for the rest of your life.
- 2008, Karen Brooks, Consuming Innocence: Popular Culture and Our Children, University of Queensland Press, page 239,
- Tiaras are common accessories at school dances, kids’ birthday parties and hens’ nights.
- 2010, Barbara Elsborg, Digging Deeper, Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Ohio, page 31,
- Flick hoped Stef married someone rich.
- Willow chatted about her hens’ night.
- 2008, David P. Reiter, Primary Instinct, Interactive Publications, Queensland, page 32,
- His sister, who had called me sister from the day we were engaged, and shared her most private thoughts with me regarding her bi-sexual fantasies on my Hens’ Night, has never called me since.
- 2004, Helen Denkha, Private Purgatory, Llumina Press, Florida, page 63,
Synonyms
- (hen night): see also Wikisaurus:bachelorette party.
References
- Macquarie Slang Dictionary (revised edition), James Lambert, 2000, ISBN 1 876429 18 6