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sleeping around vs one-night stand

one-night stand vs sleeping around

sleeping around and one-night stand both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sleeping around Yes No No No
one-night stand Yes No No No
As nouns, one-night stand is a hyponym of sleeping around; that is, one-night stand is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sleeping around:
  • sleeping around: indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
  • one-night stand: a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night
sleeping around (noun) one-night stand (noun)
indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations a performance in one place on one night only
a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night
Difference between sleeping around and one-night stand

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