hens' night

noun

A hen night.

Meanings

nounhens' night (plural hens' nights)

plural hens' nights · alternative hen night

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandUSA hen night.

    2010, Barbara Elsborg, Digging Deeper, Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Ohio, page 31, Flick hoped Stef married someone rich. Willow chatted about her hens’ night.

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    2004, Helen Denkha, Private Purgatory, Llumina Press, Florida, page 63, The cruises were very popular for Hens’ nights, and the girls would really let their hair down.

    Among the so-hip-it-hurts couples and civilians, hens’ night group (bachelorette party) there; all giggles and squeals in the corner.

    2006, Stacey DeMarco, Witch in the Bedroom: Proven Sensual Magic, Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications, page 33

    2008, Catherine Deveny, Say When, Black Inc., Melbourne, page 25, The hens’ night, the wedding and the marriage seem to boil down to slut for a night, princess for a day and slave for the rest of your life.

    Tiaras are common accessories at school dances, kids’ birthday parties and hens’ nights.

    2008, Karen Brooks, Consuming Innocence: Popular Culture and Our Children, University of Queensland Press, page 239

    2008, David P. Reiter, Primary Instinct, Interactive Publications, Queensland, page 32, His sister, who had called me sister from the day we were engaged, and shared her most private thoughts with me regarding her bi-sexual fantasies on my Hens’ Night, has never called me since.

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