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- noun A Friday falling on the 13th day of the month (and therefore doubly ill-omened).
- noun Any Friday actually darkened by
catastrophe . - noun The
anniversary of a number of catastrophic or unfortunate historical events originally occurring on a Friday. - noun
Good Friday - proper noun US, business, retailing The day after
Thanksgiving Day , generally regarded as the first day of theChristmas season , and the busiestshopping day of the year. (Although this usage may also very possibly originate in Etymology 1)
Etymologies
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By ancient superstition Friday is an ill-omened day.
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Because retailers typically post profits ('in the black') rather than losses ('in the red').
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