one-night stand

[wuhn-nahyt] /ˈwʌnˌnaɪt/
noun
1.
a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement.
2.
a place where such a performance is given.
3.
Informal.
  1. a single, unrepeated sexual encounter, as one lasting for just one night.
  2. a participant in such an encounter.
Origin
1875-80, Americanism
British Dictionary definitions for one-night stand

one-night stand

noun
1.
a performance given only once at any one place
2.
(informal)
  1. a sexual encounter lasting only one evening or night
  2. a person regarded as being only suitable for such an encounter
Slang definitions & phrases for one-night stand

one-night stand

noun phrase
  1. A performing engagement for one evening only: Not a bad gig, but just a one-night stand (1880+)
  2. A casual sex act; a brief sexual encounter: He never enjoyed one-night stands (1963+)
  3. A person who has a casual sexual encounter: emerges as less the femme fatale than a one-night stand gone wrong