Phrase guide

Taco Tuesday

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌtækəʊ ˈtjuːzdeɪ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌtɑː-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈt͡ʃuː-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-di/
  • General-American: /ˌtɑkoʊ ˈt(j)uzˌdeɪ/
  • General-American: /-di/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːzdeɪ
  • rhymes with -uːzdɪ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A Tuesday when Mexican food is served, especially tacos, chiefly in the evening and originally and especially in a restaurant as a promotion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • Coordinate term: Thirsty Thursday

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A Tuesday on which Donald Trump chickens out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From taco + Tuesday, chosen for the alliteration. In the United States, the practice of restaurants encouraging the eating of tacos on Tuesdays as a marketing strategy is documented as early as the 1930s, though the term Taco Tuesday appears to date from the 1970s: see the 1973 quotation.

From TACO (“Trump always chickens out”) + Tuesday, modeled after Taco Tuesday.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 塔可星期二 (tǎkěxīngqī'èr, tǎkěxīngqí'èr) — Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten
  • Finnish: tacotiistai — Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten
  • Finnish: tortillatiistai — Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten
  • Japanese: タコチューズデー (Takochūzudē) — Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten
  • Polish: Taco Tuesday — Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten
  • Spanish: Martes de tacos — Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten