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As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.","synonyms":["pump and dump","wham, bam, thank you ma'am"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["pump and dump","wham, bam, thank you ma'am"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jump","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jumps","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/one-night%20stand"]}]