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English citations of tin anniversary
Noun: "(informal) the tenth anniversary of something, especially a wedding"
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Uses
[edit]- 1977, "The Golden Landmark", The Sumter Daily Item, 9 September 1977:
- And a couple marrying at age 65 today can look forward to their tin anniversary, or at least 10 years of marriage.
- 1991, Craig R. Whitney, "An Anniversary Dinner That's a Feast for Gossips", The New York Times, 30 July 1991:
- Their tin anniversary [Prince Charles and Princess Diana's] today has been kicked around by Fleet Street so hard it almost rattles, but millions of Britons and other royal-watchers around the world are wont to hear all the dirt, making publishers of racy newspapers and glossy magazines rich.
- 2005, Victoria Shannon, "Yahoo, age 10 (!)", The New York Times, 5 March 2005:
- In 2005, it is Yahoo that is seizing the marketing momentum and making a big deal out of the so-called tin anniversary.
- 2005, A. S. Byatt, "Dreams and reality", New Statesman, 11 July 2005:
- He starts with a row between a couple where the husband has forgotten their tin anniversary.
- 2008, "Happy tin anniversary, Space Station", CBC News, 21 November 2008:
- Tin isn’t a very romantic metal to celebrate a wedding anniversary, but it’s totally appropriate for the 10th year of the largest tin can ever built in space.
- 2010, "Cole's celebrates 10 years in Napa", Napa Valley Register, 26 March 2010:
- On March 31 all diners will receive a traditional tin anniversary gift filled with toffee from the Vintage Sweet Shoppe.
- 2011, Jameson Berkow, "Bootup: Major Apple product launch rumoured for Thursday", Financial Post, 17 May 2011:
- The connection to a possible launch is that Apple opened its first two retail stores on that date in 2001; suggesting the Cupertino, Calif.-based company might be planning something special to celebrate its tin anniversary.
- 2011, Nadia Sawalha, "Hurtling towards our 10th wedding anniversary", Daily Mirror, 22 October 2011:
- And yet, 10 years in anniversary terms equates to nothing more exciting than your Tin Anniversary.
Mentions
[edit]- 2008, "Costly repairs for rusty subs leave taxpayers with 'sinking feeling'", Calgary Herald, 5 June 2008:
- The 10th is called the tin anniversary.