field day

noun

1

a

: a day for military exercises or maneuvers

b

: an outdoor meeting or social gathering

c

: a day of sports and athletic competition

2

: a time of extraordinary pleasure or opportunity

the newspaper had a field day with the scandal

Example Sentences

the fifth grade's annual field day

Recent Examples on the Web

Photos from the moment Faiello was led into a Costa Rican jail circulated in New York City media, who had a field day after his arrest. —ABC News, 8 Dec. 2022

If Phoenix can’t defend the paint without fouling, the MVP front-runner will have a field day. —Tanner Mcgrath, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2022

Parents will have a field day filling this and kids will enjoy it just as much. —Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 23 Nov. 2022

And while that’s bad news for countless people and businesses who have invested in cryptocurrencies, the legal profession is about to have a field day. —Tristan Bove, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2022

Chris Evans' fellow Avengers had a field day with his Sexiest Man Alive cover reveal. —Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2022

The front seven had a field day, exposing gaps in Indianapolis’s hapless offensive line with stunts and games, allowing free runners to constantly fold the pocket and Ehlinger. —Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022

As Hurricane Ian barreled toward the central Florida gulf coast this morning before making landfall as a Category 4 storm, the conservative media-sphere was having a field day at the expense of CNN anchor Don Lemon. —Time, 28 Sep. 2022

Oregon must prevent Brock Bowers from having a field day. —James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

field day

noun

1

: a day of outdoor sports and athletic competition

2

: a time of unusual pleasure or unexpected success

newspapers had a field day with the story