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. 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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