English

Noun

school night ‎(plural school nights)

1. An evening before a typical school day; normally a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night.

   Jamie has to go to bed at 9:00 on school nights, but on Friday and Saturday he gets to stay up as late as he wants.

Usage notes

Primarily used to indicate that one cannot stay out late; compare with less exact weeknight. Also used by working adults, somewhat jokingly, instead of more applicable worknight.

Synonyms

• (Sunday through Thursday nights): worknight

See also

• weekend night
• worknight
• weeknight
• weekday
• school day

Anagrams

• night school