A gathering or social occasion, particularly a night out with
friends with an unwritten agreement that the scope of the occasion’s festivities will be limited thereby leaving the participants able to function with a reasonable amount of alacrity in the
morning. Mostly commonly used for midweek drinking and
people’s whose lifestyle involves constant weekly partying.
John rang up to enquire if
Jenny was coming out clubbing tonight.
Jenny replied "Yes, but it'll have to be a skirmish I've got to
work the next day".