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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Their benne seed cookie kept me fed while waiting in the long weekend lines for fresh fruit and veggies.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
In a viral TikTok video, a woman from Boston, Massachusetts, shows what her golden retriever did after a long weekend of being the center of attention at her wedding, and internet users can’t cope with it.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Thanksgiving, luckily, means a few days off and a long weekend for most Louisville and Kentucky colleges and universities.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
The surrounding area can easily fill a long weekend (or more).
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
In a viral TikTok video, a woman from Boston, Massachusetts, shows what her golden retriever did after a long weekend of being the center of attention at her wedding, and internet users can’t cope with it.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Thanksgiving, luckily, means a few days off and a long weekend for most Louisville and Kentucky colleges and universities.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
The surrounding area can easily fill a long weekend (or more).
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for long weekend
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“Long weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20weekend. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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