playday

[ pley-dey ]

noun

1. a day for relaxation or for participation in sports contests; a holiday.

Word History and Origins

Origin of playday¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; play + day

Example Sentences

"Why, it's just a—a playday," stammered Helen, still trying to cling to the remnant of her secret.

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She's never had a playday, and I'm sure she deserves one if ever a girl did!

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Now that school had begun, a whole playday meant more than it did in vacation time, when all days were playdays.

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Historic Cheyenne, with its years of background in gathering humanity to its playdays, was little better than the rest.

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When he had recovered from the effects of his playday Jim was always fervently glad that he had not spent his savings.

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