Black Friday
English
Etymology
From black (“bad; ill-omened; marked by disaster”). Friday is an ill-omened day according to ancient superstition, so a Friday that was darkened by another ill-omen (such as being the 13th) or an actual disaster became known as "Black Friday". Philadelphia police applied the term to the day after Thanksgiving because the large number of people out shopping made traffic chaotic. Later, PR efforts purposely invented the incorrect, more positive "etymology" (which is a very popular urban legend and false etymology that was even in Wiktionary from 2008 to 2015) that the name was given because this day is supposedly the first day of the year on which retailers typically posted profits ('in the black') rather than losses ('in the red').[1]
Proper noun
Black Friday (plural Black Fridays)
- A Friday falling on the 13th day of the month (and therefore doubly ill-omened).
- (possibly obsolete) Good Friday.
- Any Friday actually darkened by catastrophe, or the anniversary thereof.
- (Internet slang, poker, historical) The conclusion of United States v. Scheinberg in 15 April 2011, after which major online poker sites stopped offering real money play to their United States customers.
- (US, Canada, business, retailing) The day after US Thanksgiving Day, generally regarded as the first day of the Christmas season, and the busiest shopping day of the year. Observed in the US and, more recently, Canada.
- Coordinate term: Cyber Monday
- (by extension) The sales period involving heavy price reductions immediately following US Thanksgiving Day, from Friday (the original Black Friday) through Monday (Cyber Monday).
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See also
References
- ^ The Origins of "Black Friday" on the website of the Visual Thesaurus
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English Black Friday (“day after US Thanksgiving Day”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Black Friday m (uncountable)
- Synonym of vendredi fou: Black Friday
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English Black Friday.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- (retailing, advertising) Black Friday (period with widespread discounts after the fourth Tuesday of November)
- Synonym: Sexta-Feira Negra (uncommon)
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Spanish
Noun
Black Friday m (plural Black Fridays)
- Black Friday
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