Phrase guide
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noun
A day for maneuvers and tactical exercises in the field (across the landscape).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A school day for athletic events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: sports day
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noun
A day of class taken away from school for a field trip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A great time or a great deal to do; a period of bustling activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
A great time or a great deal to do, at somebody else's expense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
A day on which there is top-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Navy, US, specifically
Qualifier: US Coast Guard and US Marine Corps
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: outing, picnic
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Broader terms: vacation, holiday
noun
a time of unusual pleasure and success
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
noun
a day for outdoor athletic competition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: day
noun
(military) a day for military exercises and display
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: day
History
Some postulate the idiomatic usage is derived from the "parade day" military use. A parade is much easier than the soldiers’ usual drilling and intense exercise.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
