unbirthday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A day that is not one's birthday but is celebrated as though it were.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ /ʌnˈbɝθ.deɪ/ en-au-unbirthday.ogg

Word forms

unbirthday unbirthdays un-birthday

Etymology

From un- + birthday, coined by English writer Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) in Through the Looking-Glass (1871).

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