guest-night

A club hosts a guest-night for its members and their friends.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Social evening with invited guests: "guest-night" refers to a special evening event, typically held at a club, school, or institution, where members invite guests to attend for socializing, entertainment, or celebration.

Usage Examples

• (A special evening with invited guests at a college.)
• (A social event where guests are welcomed to the club.)

Advanced Usage

• "guest-night reception": a formal gathering held as part of a guest-night event.

  • The guest-night reception began with cocktails in the main hall. (The formal welcome for invited guests.)

• "to host a guest-night": to organize and oversee such an event.

  • The society will host a guest-night next Friday to showcase its activities. (To arrange a special evening for members and their guests.)

Variants and Related Words

• Guest (n): a person who is invited to visit or attend an event.

  • Each member could bring one guest to the dinner. (An invited visitor.)

• Night (n): the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise; an evening event.

  • The event was held on a warm summer night. (The evening time.)

Synonyms

• Open house: an event where members invite guests to visit and socialize.
• Social evening: a formal or informal gathering for social interaction.

Phrasal Verbs

(None directly associated with "guest-night"; the term is a compound noun and not used in phrasal verb constructions.)

Related Idioms

(None directly associated with "guest-night"; the term is specific to institutional or club contexts.)