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 Chiefs escaped Arrowhead Stadium with a 32-29 win over Buffalo in the championship nightcap in a tense, riveting affair that had social media scurrying for the latest examples of an NFL conspiracy to keep Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in the public eye.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
For those who don’t want to venture out for a nightcap, the Hidden Ace is a basement lounge with a cocktail menu developed by Frank Kurt Maldonado, the bartender from Manhattan’s Employees Only.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
The Ravens, the AFC’s No. 3 seed, put up a dominant performance in the day’s nightcap.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
The nightcap ends with Tabor Academy-Dexter Southfield girls at 7 and Cushing Academy-Newman (8:30).
—Kevin Barrucci, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
For those who don’t want to venture out for a nightcap, the Hidden Ace is a basement lounge with a cocktail menu developed by Frank Kurt Maldonado, the bartender from Manhattan’s Employees Only.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
The Ravens, the AFC’s No. 3 seed, put up a dominant performance in the day’s nightcap.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
The nightcap ends with Tabor Academy-Dexter Southfield girls at 7 and Cushing Academy-Newman (8:30).
—Kevin Barrucci, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Nightcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightcap. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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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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