- “I’m cancelling class so you all can fly out on Thankswednesday.”
Thankswednesday
noun; colloquial(ly); blending
Refers to the day before thanksgiving, which is always a Wednesday.
Etymology : blend of Thanksgiving (from thanks (n.) and present participle of give (v.)) and Wednesday (from Old English Wodensdæg, a Germanic translation of Latin loanword dies Mercurii)
Source : from Professor Alford, November 2013
Last modified: 26 November 2013