spite nighting

Revenge sleep procrastination is when people intentionally stay up late to enjoy personal time, even when they know it will negatively affect their sleep. It often happens when individuals feel they have little control over their daily schedules. (Courtesy of the Sleep Foundation). Spite nighting makes this clumsy phrase into a verb.

I had a long day at work and should have gone to bed at my normal time but what do I do instead? stayed up until 3am spite nighting