fin de semaine folle
French
Etymology
fin de semaine (“weekend”) + folle (“crazy”) From the expansion of vendredi fou (“Crazy Friday”) into a weekend.
Noun
fin de semaine folle f (plural fins de semaine folle) (lit. crazy weekend)
- Thanksgiving Weekend or Black Friday Weekend (the shopping period from Thanksgiving Thursday (U.S. Thanksgiving Day) through Cyber Monday (cyberlundi), including Black Friday (vendredi noir or vendredi fou), with large discounts in the prices of goods)
Usage notes
Though the holiday period is exclusive to the United States of America, the marketing and sales event has expanded out through the English-speaking world, and also into Europe. The holiday has not followed the sales and marketing event into other nations.