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Green Monday
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English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Green Monday
en Clean Monday, in Cyprus, the seventh Monday before Easter, used as the beginning of Lent in Greek Orthodoxy.
See also
en Green Thursday
Etymology 2
From en green in its sense of “environmentally friendly”.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Green Monday.wav US
Proper noun
Green Monday
en US marketing The Monday before Christmas, used as a shopping event to order last-minute gifts for shipping before Christmas Day.
See also
en Super Saturday, en Cyber Monday, en Black Friday day after US Thanksgiving, a busy shopping day busy market day
en Black Friday any of certain historically bad Fridays, en Black Monday bad market day
Anagrams
en adeegmnnory danger money
en Observances Christmas