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playday

American  
[pley-dey] / ˈpleɪˌdeɪ /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of playday

First recorded in 1595–1605; play + day

Example Sentences

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But, ye see, he thinks he's lettin' ye down easy—a-sendin' ye that big check, an' tellin' ye ter take a playday.

From The Road to Understanding by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

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

From The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

And don't forget that she also said: 'I hope you'll enjoy your playday as much as I shall mine.'

From The Road to Understanding by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

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

From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)

When all the world was Mayday, And all the skies were blue, Young innocence made playday Among the flowers and dew; Then all of life was Mayday, And clouds were none or few.

From Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses by Cawein, Madison Julius