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The word "nightcap" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a drink, usually alcoholic, that one has just before going to bed. For example, "After a long day, I like to relax with a nightcap."
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nightcap
noun
A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
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Jennifer Cox, author of Around the World in 80 Dates Small boutique hotels and B&Bs are often run by eccentrics who like spending time with their guests – maybe over a nightcap, though I've had them introduce me to their friends and take me to parties.
The best place for a nightcap is the TLR Café, part of The Living Room music venue, where live bands play and the bar serves Indian wines from Sula or Nine Hills.
ANYONE who decided that the main presidential electoral dinner was rather tame should perhaps pop down to Louisiana for a nightcap.
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When Nick, a young biology professor, and his mousy wife, Honey, stop by for a nightcap, they are enlisted as fellow fighters, and the battle begins.
Afterwards, the Lido Lounge beckons for a nightcap and live music aimed at the "younger set".
Was it the airline that made sure your infant was looked after, or the hotel that made sure your favourite nightcap was on offer?
After the fifth course, and feeling a little fuzzy in the head, a nightcap in the next door bar seems appropriate.
As night falls, head to Thelonious (Salguero 1884; thelonious.com.ar) for jazz jams before dropping in for a nightcap at Verne Club (Medrano 1475; vernecocktailclub.com), a Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-inspired cocktail bar led by renowned bartender Fede Cuco.
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How does she envisage the pre-dinner champagne, the four-course wine flight, the after-dinner digestive and the rare Japanese single malt nightcap to fit around it?
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