New Year's Eve

American  

noun

1. the night of December 31, often celebrated with merrymaking to usher in the new year at midnight.

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New Year's Eve British  

noun

1. the evening of Dec 31, often celebrated with parties See also Hogmanay

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Etymology

Origin of New Year's Eve

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

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New Year's Eve

We tend to think of ambitious centerpiece proteins as the terrain of cold-weather holidays: the Thanksgiving turkey, the glazed ham or the New Year’s Eve prime rib.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Then there's wildlife: a recent European study found Arctic migratory geese flew away from their sleeping sites in response to New Year's Eve fireworks and never returned.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

On New Year’s Eve, O’Brien told jurors, Rinderknecht canceled his next Uber ride and instead drove to a small parking lot at the edge of the neighborhood, a block from where he had lived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

"Oh my God. It's like New Year's Eve times ⁠20," Carol Marino, who had watched the game in a bar, told Reuters news agency.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

On New Year’s Eve, I got called in to work at the Charcoaler.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz