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)
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.
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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.
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A term used when one is going an entire night without sleeping at all. Commonly seen at a LAN party.
Dude, Mike! Let's pull an all-nighter tonight and see how long we can play UT2k4 without passing out!
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a study session or any other activity that lasts all night
That all-nighter left me exhausted. I didn't get a minute of sleep.
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To have sex all night long

not for the weak hearted
On my 16th birthday I had an all nighter! It was amazing, he just couldn't keep his dick away from me.
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When you wake up on, for example, tuesday morning and go to sleep wednesday night without any sleep in between.
"I pulled an all-nighter tuesday night and was so tired that I went to bed at 7 wednesday night!"
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All-Nighters aw-night-ta's

-noun

1. The intense practice of prolonged sleep deprivation until the point of insanity; practiced by students preparing for any significant exam or due date; typically utilizes any means necessary to stay awake (e.g. caffeine, vitamin-B complex supplements 5hr energy solution, adderall, or even crack cocaine);
"Dude, I just pulled an all-nighter..."

"I'm about to crap my pants... I have to take this final in an hour, and I don't remember shit from the all-nighters I pulled this week."
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