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nightstick en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnaɪtˌstɪk/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From night + stick.

Meanings

  1. (US) A long, narrow, polelike club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
  2. (slang) The penis.
  3. (slang, uncommon) A person who spends much time in bars and nightclubs, and generally indulges themselves during the night.

Forms

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nightsticks Number=Plur lexicographic
night stick alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

nightstick fracture

Synonyms

nigger knocker · baton · attitude-adjuster · truncheon