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What does Black Friday mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Black Friday? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A Friday falling on the 13th day of the month (and therefore doubly ill-omened).
  2. (possibly obsolete) Good Friday.
  3. Any Friday actually darkened by catastrophe, or the anniversary thereof.
    1. (Internet slang, poker) The date April 15, 2011, the conclusion of United States v. Scheinberg, after which major online poker sites stopped offering real money play to their United States customers.
  4. (US, Canada, business, retailing) The day after US Thanksgiving Day, generally regarded as the first day of the Christmas season, and the busiest shopping day of the year. Observed in the US and, more recently, Canada.
  5. (by extension) The sales period involving heavy price reductions immediately following US Thanksgiving Day, from Friday (the original Black Friday) through Monday (Cyber Monday).
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Distance was no object for Alabama shoppers looking for the best Black Friday deals.
Some customers said they're wary of buying anything before Black Friday, when they usually kick off the holidays.
Of course, the online equivalent of retail's Black Friday is Cyber Monday.
Some items tend to be better deals than others on Black Friday.
The carbon emissions and sweatshop labor of their Black Friday sales will be sung to passersby.
For those new to the internet, Cyber Monday is the online version of Black Friday, where internet retailers offer deals for desk slaves.

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