playday

American  

[pley-dey] / ˈpleɪˌdeɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of playday

First recorded in 1595–1605; play + day

Example Sentences

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)

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

From Marjorie's Busy Days by Wells, Carolyn

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)

We came to recognize Jim's symptoms only too well, and knew, when we saw them, that he would soon have to have another playday.

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

If it's just a playday, why didn't he give it to you ter take it tergether, then?

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