Phrase guide

hens' night

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hen night.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, US

Examples

  • 2004, Helen Denkha, Private Purgatory, Llumina Press, Florida, page 63, The cruises were very popular for Hens’ nights, and the girls would really let their hair down.
  • 2008, Catherine Deveny, Say When, Black Inc., Melbourne, page 25, The hens’ night, the wedding and the marriage seem to boil down to slut for a night, princess for a day and slave for the rest of your life.
  • 2010, Barbara Elsborg, Digging Deeper, Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Ohio, page 31, Flick hoped Stef married someone rich. Willow chatted about her hens’ night.
  • 2008, David P. Reiter, Primary Instinct, Interactive Publications, Queensland, page 32, His sister, who had called me sister from the day we were engaged, and shared her most private thoughts with me regarding her bi-sexual fantasies on my Hens’ Night, has never called me since.

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