1
: a cloth cap worn with nightclothes
2
: a usually alcoholic drink taken at the end of the day
3
: the final race or contest of a day's sports
especially
: the second game of a baseball doubleheader
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The nightcap is set to be a barn-burner between the Wildcats and the Wolverines.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Get your popcorn, kick up your feet and get ready for what shapes up to be an epic showdown in the Final Four nightcap on Saturday night.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Stacy Revere / Getty Images The nightcap features two heavyweight teams that already played each other earlier this season.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
For a nightcap, wander over to nearby Nê Cocktail bar, one of Hanoi’s hippest watering holes.
—Tamara Hinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Get your popcorn, kick up your feet and get ready for what shapes up to be an epic showdown in the Final Four nightcap on Saturday night.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Stacy Revere / Getty Images The nightcap features two heavyweight teams that already played each other earlier this season.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
For a nightcap, wander over to nearby Nê Cocktail bar, one of Hanoi’s hippest watering holes.
—Tamara Hinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
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nightcap
noun
night·cap
ˈnīt-ˌkap 
1
: a cap worn with nightclothes
2
: a drink taken at bedtime
3
: the final race or contest of a day's sports activities
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