V-Day

American

[vee-dey] / ˈviˌdeɪ /

noun

a day of final military victory.

V-Day British

noun

a day nominated to celebrate victory, as in V-E Day or V-J Day in World War II

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Etymology

Origin of V-Day

First recorded in 1940–45; short for Victory Day

Example Sentences

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Then V-Day came and kicked things up several notches.

From Salon • May 14, 2022

Evangeline Lawson is a writer whose work has appeared in the Guardian, V-Day and the Progressive.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2022

Hint: The book would make a fab V-Day gift!

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2021

The collective and the fashion line were launched to support the global One Billion Rising, founded in 2012 as part of the V-Day movement to combat rape and sexual violence against women.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2018

Two days after V-Day, I stood with the San Francisco Summer School class at Mission High School and received my diploma.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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