nooner

English

Etymology

From noon +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuːnɚ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ)

Noun

nooner (plural nooners)

1. (chiefly US, informal) A sexual encounter during lunch hour, especially one which is illicit.
   • 1998 Dec. 11, Benjamin Lee, Daily Collegian (University Wire), State College Pennsylvania:

     A simple recess for lunch can turn into a nooner—a midday sexual encounter.

   • 2006 September 22, “Funnyman Dennis Miller Returns to FNC!”, in FOX News:

     If you're going to knock off a nooner with a co-worker at a bad motel you have to scrawl your worn Hancock on the desk blotter.

Hypernyms

• quickie

References

• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.