What is All-nighter?
1.
Ditching sleep to spend several more hours cramming for tests, only to notice that you've drooled on your desk in front of the class the next day.
I pulled an all-nighter to study and ended up in the wrong class twice.
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2.
A study or work session that goes through the night; studying without sleep (usually a last-minute course of action).
The term is popular with college students who spend the night before an exam studying (or 'cramming'), trying to learn a lot of material in a short period of time. The term is frequently used in the phrase 'pull an all-nighter'.
1) We pulled an all-nighter to finish the report.
2) I pulled an all-nighter to study for my math exam.
3.
When you stay up all night for any purpose, to hang out, have sex, study, go online, drive, or any other activity
"We pulled an all-nighter in town last summer"
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4.
To stay up all night working, usually a complaint about having done so against ones will. Usually preceded by "pulled an..."
Related to forms of toil, business, schoolwork, etc.
Sorry I'm so out of it, had to pull an all-nighter last night!
5.
a study session or any other activity that lasts all night
That all-nighter left me exhausted. I didn't get a minute of sleep.
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6.
A term used when one is going an entire night without sleeping at all. Commonly seen at a
Dude, Mike! Let's pull an all-nighter tonight and see how long we can play UT2k4 without passing out!
7.
When you wake up on, for example, tuesday morning and go to sleep wednesday night without any sleep in between.
"I pulled an all-nighter tuesday night and was so tired that I went to bed at 7 wednesday night!"
