Black Friday

noun

: the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving Day that is considered by retailers to mark the beginning of the holiday shopping season

Note: The origin of Black Friday in this sense is not known for certain. The day was allegedly so named either in reference to traffic congestion in central cities on the day after Thanksgiving or to the supposed fact that retailers' accounts shifted from red to black with the beginning of the shopping season.

Examples of Black Friday in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And while The Home Depot is always at the top of our list, the Spring Black Friday savings event has taken it to a whole new level. —

Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024 Home Depot's Spring Black Friday ends after April 28, and Lowe's SpringFest ends after May 1, but there are still deals on loads of our favorite gear from brand favorites, such as DeWalt, Milwaukee, Ridgid, Klein, and Kobalt. —

Matt Jancer, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024 In the eight years since marijuana was legalized in California for recreational use, 420 has been like a weed Black Friday. —

Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024 Amazon Prime members not only have exclusive entry to fast, free shipping and early access to major sales like Prime Day and Black Friday, but subscribers also get the best deals at Amazon throughout the entire year. —

Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024 The road to the massacre began on Black Friday, when the Crumbleys bought their 15-year-old son, Ethan, a 9mm handgun as an early Christmas present. —

Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024 In particular, the testimony showed James purchased the firearm for his son on Black Friday, four days before the shooting. —

Ray Sanchez, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024 Instead of getting help for a troubled son, prosecutors argue, James Crumbley took him on Black Friday 2021 to buy a 9mm handgun the teen had been asking for. —

Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024 So there were a lot of sales like this, like a Black Friday sale, a new customer sale, things like this throughout the time that TikTok Shop has been a platform in the US for about six months. —

Lauren Goode Michael Calore, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024

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