long weekend
noun
: a weekend that includes the Friday before, the Monday after, or both because one does not have to work or go to school on those days
We took Friday off and went to the coast for a long weekend.
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Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2025
So go ahead and book that perfect flight for midweek and roll it right into an extra-long weekend.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
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—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
The Keefer Bar was our penultimate revelation in a long weekend full of them.
—Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
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Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2025
So go ahead and book that perfect flight for midweek and roll it right into an extra-long weekend.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Injury watch Couple of big injuries over the long weekend.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
The Keefer Bar was our penultimate revelation in a long weekend full of them.
—Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Long weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20weekend. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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