Singles' Day

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

November 11th, a day for shopping and celebrating not being in a relationship, originating in China, the shopping event has spread worldwide.

Word forms

Singles' Day Singles' Days Single's Day Singles Day

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 光棍節 /光棍节 (guānggùnjié). From being a day for single people who are not in a relationship, the complement of Valentine's Day. From Chinese slang for a bachelor without familial branches being a stick, and the set of ones in the date of 11/11 being a set of sticks, a set of singles. Originating at the University of Nanjing in the 1990s as Bachelors' Day, and popularized as a shopping event day by Alibaba in the 2000s.

Synonyms

Anti-Valentine Day Anti-Valentine's Day Anti-Valentines' Day Anti-Valentines Day Bachelor Day Bachelors Day Bachelor's Day Bachelors' Day

Antonyms

Valentine's Day White Day

Related words

Armistice Day Poppy Day Remembrance Day Veterans Day

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