Meanings
nounbarnight (plural barnights)
plural barnights
- UKcountableImperial College slangAn evening party, normally for a society
Another RSMU event, a South African barnight, was also cancelled last term, again after numerous press enquiries.
1985 January 11, “Rector acts on indecent show”, in Felix1 more example
On Wednesday last week at ACC Barnight it is reported that a member punched a member of Rugby for “pick-ing up one of [our] pints”.
2009 February 20, Andrew Lavery, “Andrew Lavery, Gaelic Football Captain, responds to allegations”, in Felix
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barnight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barnight
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“barnight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barnight. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barnight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barnight.
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