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noun
A holiday or leisure time spent drinking alcohol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, informal
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noun
A period of time during which one intentionally abstains from drinking alcohol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, informal, rare
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History
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *kéh2ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-Germanic *hailagaz Proto-Indo-European *dhegwh-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz Old English hāliġdæġ Middle English halyday English holiday blend English alcoholiday Blend of alcohol + holiday.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
