单词 | ladies' night |
释义 | > as lemmasladies' night ladies' night n. a function at an all-male club or organization to which women are invited; (in later use also) an evening on which women are given free or reduced admission to a nightclub or similar venue. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > to which ladies are invited ladies' nighta1828 a1828 J. Bernard Retrospections of Stage (1830) II. ii. 43 We had not only the men but the women petitioning for admission as visitors. This induced the Committee to give what was termed ‘A Ladies' Night’. 1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 6 Dec. 2/4 An invitation from the Grosvenor Club to their ‘ladies' night’ at the Grosvenor Gallery. 1970 K. Giles Death in Church i. 18 The atmosphere of a Masonic ladies' night. 1980 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 12 July The ladies' nights, on which women do not have to pay cover charges and can buy drinks at reduced prices, are unfair to male patrons. 2003 C. Whitehead Colossus of N.Y. 125 Happy hour descends... It's ladies' night or discounted jello shots or two for one. < as lemmas |
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