Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Casually enjoying the nightlife of a town or city.
They were on the town nearly until dawn.
1 more example
They went out for a night on the town, but it turned into a pub crawl.
Synonyms: on the tiles
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseCasually enjoying the nightlife of a town or city.
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APA
on the town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20town
MLA
“on the town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20town. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the town,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20town.
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