nightcap
pronunciation
How to pronounce nightcap in British English:
UK [ˈnaɪtkæp]
How to pronounce nightcap in American English:
US [ˈnaɪtˌkæp]
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- Noun:
- an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
- a cloth cap worn in bed
- the final game of a double header
Word Origin
- nightcap (n.)
- also night-cap, late 14c., "covering for the head, worn in bed," from night + cap (n.). In the alcoholic sense, it is attested from 1818. American English sense of "final event in a sporting contest" (especially the second game of a baseball double-header) is from 1939.
Example
- 1. Sure you don 't want a nightcap ?
- 2. Quite a few of boston 's elders enjoy an alcoholic nightcap .
- 3. Should we go for a nightcap ?
- 4. Similarly , an alcoholic nightcap may help you to get to sleep , but excessive alcohol interrupts sleep throughout the night .
- 5. Early birds should come here for a coffee ( and or night owls for a nightcap ) at sunrise the blankets of warm colour as the sun appears are spectacular , arguably one of the most impressive sights on the island .