night out
Evening away socializing
A night out is an evening spent away from home for entertainment or socializing—dinner, drinks, dancing, a show.
The phrase implies a break from routine: We need a night out.
A girls' night out or boys' night out excludes the opposite sex.
Date night is a night out specifically for couples.
Visiting nightclubs for entertainment
- concertLive musical performance
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- dinnerPrimary evening meal
- theaterVenue for live drama
karaoke · live music · comedy · cabaret · movie · arcade · casino · opera
Flight from captivity
- unwindRelease accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- spontaneityActing without forethought
release · carefree · letting loose · blowing off steam · stress relief · disconnect · revelry · indulgence
Voluntary close relations
- partyGathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- minglingCasual social interaction
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
banter · companionship · camaraderie · meetup · reunion · bonding · gossip · chatter
High school formal dance
- curfewMandated return time
- fake IDFraudulent identity document
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
peer pressure · experimentation · rites of passage · rebellion · high school · first date · memories · milestone
Lit by wax flames
- intimateClosely personal or private
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- dressing upWearing elaborate clothes
reservation · couples · anniversary · cocktails · slow dance · rendezvous · seduction · spark
clubbing
Visiting nightclubs for entertainment
theater · karaoke · live music · comedy · cabaret · movie · arcade · casino · opera · ballet
escape
Flight from captivity
- unwindRelease accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- freedomAbsence of constraint
spontaneity · release · carefree · letting loose · blowing off steam · stress relief · disconnect · revelry · indulgence · treat yourself
friends
Voluntary close relations
- partyGathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- minglingCasual social interaction
conversation · banter · companionship · camaraderie · meetup · reunion · bonding · gossip · chatter · networking
prom
High school formal dance
- curfewMandated return time
- fake IDFraudulent identity document
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
teenagers · peer pressure · experimentation · rites of passage · rebellion · high school · first date · memories · milestone · twenties
candlelit
Lit by wax flames
- intimateClosely personal or private
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
dressing up · reservation · couples · anniversary · cocktails · slow dance · rendezvous · seduction · spark
- nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
- drinking partieskegger, booze-up, keg party, pub crawl, booze cruise
- Piano Barpianist, grand piano, baby grand, upright piano, ivories
- salsa dancingsalsa, mambo, basic step, turn, turns
- festivitiesparty, parades, celebration, carnivals, festival
- partiesbirthday party, party, costume party, house party, dinner party