sacrificing sleep in return for extra
time of working or
studying (cramming), usually lasting all night.
Derived from Lionel Richie's classic from the 80's "All Night Long" and commonly posted along with it on social media platforms.
Modern synonym for "to
pull an all-nighter".
I'll need to pull a lionel to handle this amount of
work.
on a chat ...
(Aussie): what R u doin' up that late?
(You): pulling a lionel
(Aussie): that's ridiculously
WHACK!
how long you been studying for the exam?
- took me a double-lionel.
respect!