BOXING DAY


Meaning of BOXING DAY in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized B&D

Etymology: boxing, gerund of box (III)

: the first weekday after Christmas observed as a legal holiday in England, Wales, northern Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and the Union of So. Africa and celebrated by the giving of Christmas boxes to postmen and other service workers

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