nooner

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English

Etymology

From noon +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnuːnɚ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ)

Noun

nooner (plural nooners)

  1. (chiefly US, informal) A sexual encounter during lunch hour, especially one which is illicit.
    • 1998 Dec. 11, Benjamin Lee, Daily Collegian (University Wire), State College Pennsylvania:
      A simple recess for lunch can turn into a nooner—a midday sexual encounter.
    • 2006 September 22, “Funnyman Dennis Miller Returns to FNC!”, in FOX News:
      If you're going to knock off a nooner with a co-worker at a bad motel you have to scrawl your worn Hancock on the desk blotter.

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References

  • Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.