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    [Noun]  | "hol*i*day" | \ ˈhä-lə-ˌdā \


    1: holy day

    2: a day on which one is exempt from work; specifically : a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event

    3: vacation —often used in the phrase on holiday —often used in plural

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English hāligdæg, from hālig holy + dæg day;

    [Noun]  | "holiday season" 


    1: the time from late November through January when several holidays (such as Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Eve) happen

    [Noun]  | "holiday weekend" 


    1: a weekend that is preceded or followed by a holiday

    [Noun]  | "bank holiday" 


    1: legal holiday

    2: a period when banks in general are closed often by government fiat

    Origin: 1778 ;

    [Noun]  | "bus*man's holiday" | \ ˈbəs-mənz- \


    1: a holiday spent in following or observing the practice of one's usual occupation

    Origin: 1893 ;

    [Noun]  | "floating holiday" 


    1: a paid day off from work that is granted by an employer in addition to the paid holidays observed during a calendar year and that is taken on a day chosen by the employee —called also floater

    Origin: 1952 ;

    [Noun]  | "High Holiday" 


    1: either of two important Jewish holidays:

    2: rosh hashanah

    3: yom kippur

    Origin: 1890 ;

    [Noun]  | "legal holiday" 


    1: a holiday established by legal authority and marked by restrictions on work and transaction of official business

    Origin: 1805 ;

    [Verb]  | "holiday" 


    1: to take or spend a vacation or holiday especially in travel or at a resort : vacation

    Origin: 1839 ;

     See: {holiday:1 };

    [Biographical name]  | "Hol*i*day" | \ ˈhä-lə-ˌdā \


    1: Eleanora 1915—1959 Billie American jazz singer

    [Noun]  | "holiday" 


    1: a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended;


      * e.g., " ... the member of parliament met his wife while on holiday in the south of France "



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    [Noun]  | "legal holiday" 


    1: as in feast, holy day;


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    [Verb]  | "holiday" 


    1: to take or spend a vacation;


      * e.g., " ... saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia "



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     [ "holiday" ]

    1: An opportunity for relatives to come around and say stupid shit like: Why haven't you found a wife yet.

      * e.g.,  ... "My favorite part about holidays his how being single is considered a disease." 

     [ "holiday" ]

    1: When people work the 9 to 5 rather than the typical 14-16 hour workdays. An hour lunch break may be taken on these days, but is still frowned upon. Some people may catch a "holiday" and become quite unresponsive. Stay away from these people.

      * e.g.,  ... What are you doing on your holiday? 

     [ "holiday" ]

    1: Painter's slang for an area accidentally left unpainted or inadequately covered.

      * e.g.,  ... You left a couple of holidays on the living room ceiling. 

     [ "holiday" ]

    1: time away from work/ school

      * e.g.,  ... I LOVE HOLIDAYS 

     [ "holiday" ]

    2: wonderfulest part of the year.. especially when the holiday is for weeks/months

     [ "holiday" ]

    1: Something thats impossible to enjoy at my house because every holiday ( Especially independance day) My father drinks heavily, throws his old vietnam uniform on, grabs his m-14, and fires at my neighbor who just happens to be vietnamese while he shouts " we won the war you brown cocksuckers! Burn in hell you motherfuckers!" Not the best time of the year.

      * e.g.,  ... my neighbor packs severe heat and i fear hes going to turn it on us someday soon. 

     [ "holiday" ]

    1: A politically correct and inclusive term for Thanksgiving and Christmas encouraged by the liberals.

      * e.g.,  ... It'd be considered a borderline hate crime to have a "Christmas sale", nowadays the PC term is "Holiday sale"! 

     [ "holiday" ]

    1: a) a time of year when you're supposed to sit back and reflect and give thanks and shit like that but actually everyone just gets drunk and eats a lot and spends lots of money because our society advocates wasting insane amounts of dough to "celebrate"

      * e.g.,  ... a) oh no another holiday is coming up which means that i'm gonna have to go waste more money on crap-ass presents and make sure we have plenty of gramps's old hangover remedy 

     [ "holiday" ]

    2: b) a really, really kick-ass song by green day. a dark political "anthem" that truly encompasses america's depressing military situation

      * e.g.,  ... Can i get another amen 

     [ "holiday" ]

    1: A word that half the bands ever have had in one of their song names

      * e.g.,  ... Holiday-Weezer 

     [ "holiday" ]

    1: british/austrailian slang for "vacation".

      * e.g.,  ... perhaps she went on holiday. 

     [ "holiday" ]

    1: the best fucking Green Day song ever!!! it is seriously cool, and has a strong message about war, and how fucked up the world is at the moment. it also has a great beat.

      * e.g.,  ... 'i beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies, 

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