night-night
Americaninterjection
idioms
Etymology
Origin of night-night
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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By day, the twins were racing go-karts, and when the sun set, it was night-night time in the family’s 25-foot Thor Delano RV.
After draining his third as the shotclock expired, U.S. teammates mimicked Curry’s famous “night-night” celebration, holding their hands together as if they were sleeping on a pillow.
From Los Angeles Times
Nightbitch puts her foot down with her husband and tells him he’s doing bedtime every night he’s home, to make up for her track record of being the suffering “night-night” parent for two years straight.
From Slate
Also Tuesday, both Biden and his chief rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., canceled their planned election night-night rallies in Ohio amid coronavirus fears.
From Fox News
“Night-night, Manny,’’ he said to Pacquiao this week at the end of one of the many media sessions.
From Los Angeles Times
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