Black Friday
noun
US
: 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.
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Chicago Bears will play Green Bay Packers on Saturday before Christmas — and Philadelphia Eagles on Black Friday
After a two-year hiatus, the Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers rivalry is returning to prime time — and the Bears also will be playing on Black Friday.
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Arnie Stapleton, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Chicago Bears on Black Friday, November 28.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 May 2025
In the great tradition of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Amazon Prime Day, Amazon has expanded these savings extravaganzas to the pet tech sphere.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 9 May 2025
For instance, according to one source, Visa Europe utilized a digital twin of its payments network during a 2023 cloud outage, rerouting transactions instantly and avoiding Black Friday downtime.
—Murugan Lakshmanan, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Arnie Stapleton, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Chicago Bears on Black Friday, November 28.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 May 2025
In the great tradition of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Amazon Prime Day, Amazon has expanded these savings extravaganzas to the pet tech sphere.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 9 May 2025
For instance, according to one source, Visa Europe utilized a digital twin of its payments network during a 2023 cloud outage, rerouting transactions instantly and avoiding Black Friday downtime.
—Murugan Lakshmanan, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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“Black Friday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Friday. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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