POETS day

poet's day poets' day poets day English Alternative forms en poets day poets' day Etymology Probably 20th century British; derived from the acronym en Piss Off (or Push Off) Early, Tomorrow's Saturday or perhaps earlier en Piss Off (or Push Off) Early, Today's Saturday. en Pronunciation en en-au-POETS day.ogg AU Noun POETS day en humorous UK Australia New Zealand Friday, the last day of the working week. en 2002 M. J. Lynley Malika Mithrandir Books, UK https://books.google.com.au/books?id=LSTmvkdSgV0C&pg=PA177 177 He was about to walk out the door when Malika came in with the weighty, leatherbound Consejo book that recorded the Board minutes. Alex's heart sank. Malika looked surprised.‘Malika, it's POETS day. Time to go home.’‘POETS day?’‘Yes. Piss Off Early, Tomorrow's Saturday.’ en 2003 w:Richard Eyre National Service: Diary of a Decade at the National Theatre 14 https://books.google.com/books?id=ssotUgMehyUC&pg=PA14 ‘It's poets' day,’ said one of the crew. ‘Poets′ day?’ said Tony incredulously. ‘In Leeds?!?’ ‘Yes, POETS — Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.’ en 2006 w:Ian Rankin w:The Naming of the Dead https://books.google.com/books?id=7fnG4ZUZNpIC&pg=PT182 unnumbered 2008 ‘Check your computer in about an hour's time. But be warned – POETS day, meaning the CID cupboard might be a bit on the Mother Hubbard side.’‘Appreciate anything you can get for us, Stan. Happy trails.’ Rebus clicked the phone shut. ‘POETS day,’ he reminded Siobhan.‘Piss Off Early, Tomorrow's Saturday,’ she recited. See also en TGIF References poetsday.com 2013-08-19 POETSday: Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday https://web.archive.org/web/20130819224740/http://www.poetsday.com en Calendar