1
: a cloth cap worn with nightclothes
2
: a usually alcoholic drink taken at the end of the day
3
: the final race or contest of a day's sports
especially
: the second game of a baseball doubleheader
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Just finish your meal and head back up to your suite for a nightcap whizzed up from your in-room cocktail bar, which can be furnished with the ingredients of your preferred potion on request.
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Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
End the evening upstairs at Bar Jo with a nightcap.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Drink, buy and enjoy a nightcap at the rooftop bar.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Let the date end The happy hour date that stretches into a dinner and then into a nightcap can be thrilling and romantic.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
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Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
End the evening upstairs at Bar Jo with a nightcap.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Drink, buy and enjoy a nightcap at the rooftop bar.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Let the date end The happy hour date that stretches into a dinner and then into a nightcap can be thrilling and romantic.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Nightcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightcap. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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nightcap
noun
night·cap
ˈnīt-ˌkap 
1
: a cap worn with nightclothes
2
: a drink taken at bedtime
3
: the final race or contest of a day's sports activities
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