good night, sweet prince

interjection

Implies that somebody died.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. Implies that somebody died.

Origin

From Shakespeare's Hamlet (act V scene ii), in which Horatio utters the line to his dying friend Hamlet.

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APA

good night, sweet prince. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20night%2C%20sweet%20prince

MLA

“good night, sweet prince.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20night%2C%20sweet%20prince. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good night, sweet prince,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20night%2C%20sweet%20prince.

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