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Red Nose Day

Red Nose Day proper noun: a day, usually every other year, on which the Comic Relief organisation encourages the public to engage in fundraising for charity.

Proper noun

Red Nose Day

  1. A day, usually every other year, on which the Comic Relief organisation encourages the public to engage in fundraising for charity.

Forms of Red Nose Day

alternative formRed-Nose Day

Origin of Red Nose Day

From the red plastic false noses sold on this day to raise money.

Questions about Red Nose Day

What does Red Nose Day mean?
Red Nose Day means a day, usually every other year, on which the Comic Relief organisation encourages the public to engage in fundraising for charity.
What part of speech is Red Nose Day?
Red Nose Day is a proper noun.

Words near Red Nose Day in the dictionary

  1. red nigger
  2. red niggers
  3. red nightshade
  4. red nightshades
  5. red noise
  6. Red Nose Day
  7. red notice
  8. red notices
  9. red nuclei
  10. red nucleus
  11. red nugget

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