Staying awake, usually with the aid of caffeine and cold showers, for over 24 hours. Usually a feat performed by overworked students, but also by physicians and programmers, and other individuals who refuse to sleep until having solved some mystery.
An all-nighter is NOT simply staying up until the sun rises, then sleeping.
An all-nighter is NOT simply staying up until the sun rises, then sleeping.
Jennifer felt like a zombie after having pulled two all nighters in a row during midterms week. "Really, it's not that bad after the 40th hour or so," she said, "...once you get past the hallucinations and the funny twitching thing your legs do."
by MC Raine April 01, 2007
Remaining awake and actively engaged in some activity during nocturnal hours. The type of activity will differ and the typical person is usuall between 17-40 years old
"Did you study for the biochem final?"
"Totally---I was able to buy the book for the class yesterday and I pulled an "all nighter."
"Totally---I was able to buy the book for the class yesterday and I pulled an "all nighter."
by MintyLeila July 23, 2005
by papa_squat_0516 December 09, 2010
pulling an all nighter is commonly believed to be when you sat up until the sun rises doing homework then sleep in the morning. it is not. pulling an all nighter is when you stay awake for any reason whatsoever all night (give or take one hour) and continue into the next day.
Once I pulled an all nighter that lasted over 48 hours. I pulled one last night because I had a friend over. She passed out at 7 am.
REASONS TO PULL AN ALL NIGHTER:
• studying
• your schedule is so busy you get home from classes at 9 (my case at age 12) and have to do hw
• you're an insomniac
• partyyyy!!
• other
IF U R PLANNING ON PULLING AN ALL NIGHTER:
♥ turn on the A\C or open a window
♥ play loudish music with a fast beat (Lady GaGa and the Ting Tings are goood options)
♥ Don't wear your pjs
♥ don't eat sugar. sugar crashes suck.
♥ drink caffiene
♥ splash face with water
♥ keep all lights on
♥ try and keep a vibe going with would you rathers, truth or dares, movies, dancing (in the case of a party or a sleepover)
Once I pulled an all nighter that lasted over 48 hours. I pulled one last night because I had a friend over. She passed out at 7 am.
REASONS TO PULL AN ALL NIGHTER:
• studying
• your schedule is so busy you get home from classes at 9 (my case at age 12) and have to do hw
• you're an insomniac
• partyyyy!!
• other
IF U R PLANNING ON PULLING AN ALL NIGHTER:
♥ turn on the A\C or open a window
♥ play loudish music with a fast beat (Lady GaGa and the Ting Tings are goood options)
♥ Don't wear your pjs
♥ don't eat sugar. sugar crashes suck.
♥ drink caffiene
♥ splash face with water
♥ keep all lights on
♥ try and keep a vibe going with would you rathers, truth or dares, movies, dancing (in the case of a party or a sleepover)
In seventh grade I was trying so hard not to fail my spanish tests that I pulled a 48+ hour all nighter. I still failed.
by .:*cure96*:. June 07, 2009
When you stay up all night and don't go to sleep despite the fact that you have classes tomorrow, and you really do just hate yourself at this point.
I pulled an all nighter, I feel like dying.
by nicole isn't my real name June 01, 2020
On my 16th birthday I had an all nighter! It was amazing, he just couldn't keep his dick away from me.
by Sex Kittennn November 22, 2009
when you gather your friends one night and decide to stay up driving around screaming shit out the windows usually driving towards the beach or were ever there is people...ex."Hey BOYS!" or to a couple walking to a club "Hey your sisters hot"...by the end of the night you end up eating at a restaurant thats open 24 hours.After everything is done you end up going home around 8am.
by EMAG July 07, 2005