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St Totteringham's Day

St Totteringham's Day proper noun: the day in an English Premier League football season on which it becomes mathematically impossible for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to finish above Arsenal F.C. in the final rankings.

Proper noun

St Totteringham's Day

  1. (colloquial, humorous) The day in an English Premier League football season on which it becomes mathematically impossible for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to finish above Arsenal F.C. in the final rankings.
    • After their 3-1 win at Hull, it is now mathematically impossible for Tottenham to finish above their neighbours in this season's Premier League. […] That means today is "St Totteringham's Day".2015 May 4, Richard Innes, “St Totteringham's Day: Arsenal fans celebrate finishing above Tottenham AGAIN by trolling their big rivals”, in Daily Mirror
    • TOTTENHAM'S 2-0 defeat of great rivals Arsenal today ensured they will finish above the Gunners in the Premier League for the first time since 1995. And in turn it has ended the curse of "St Totteringham's Day" […]2017 April 30, John Hutchinson, “St Totteringham’s Day: Twitter reacts as Tottenham ensure they will finish above Arsenal in the Premier League and end the curse of ‘St Totteringham’s Day’”, in The...

Origin of St Totteringham's Day

By analogy with Christian feast days, with a blend of Tottenham + tottering.

Questions about St Totteringham's Day

What does St Totteringham's Day mean?
St Totteringham's Day means the day in an English Premier League football season on which it becomes mathematically impossible for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to finish above Arsenal F.C. in the final rankings.
What part of speech is St Totteringham's Day?
St Totteringham's Day is a proper noun.

Words near St Totteringham's Day in the dictionary

  1. St Stephen-in-Brannel
  2. St Stephens
  3. St Stephens by Launceston Rural
  4. St Teath
  5. St Thomas
  6. St Totteringham's Day
  7. St Tudy
  8. St Vigeans
  9. St'at'imc
  10. St'át'imc
  11. St'át'imcets

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