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St. Monday

St. Monday is the alternative form of Saint Monday.

Meaning of Saint Monday

Proper noun

Saint Monday

  1. (historical, informal, Victorian England) The supposed holiday observed on a Monday morning by well-paid artisans who had been drinking etc the previous day.
    • My constant attendance (I never making a St. Monday) recommended me to the master; and my uncommon quickness at composing occasioned my being put upon all work of dispatch, which was generally better paid.1771–1790, Benjamin Franklin, “The Autobiography [Part 1]”, in John Bigelow, editor, Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. […], Philadelphia, Pa.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott & Co., published 1868...

Questions about St. Monday

What is St. Monday the alternative form of?
St. Monday is the alternative form of Saint Monday.

Words near St. Monday in the dictionary

  1. St. Mary's
  2. St. Mary's County
  3. St. Marys
  4. St. Marys River
  5. St. Matthews
  6. St. Monday
  7. St. Moritz
  8. St. Nicholas
  9. St. Nick
  10. St. Patrick's
  11. St. Patrick's Cross

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