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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As an activist, Solters worked with the groups One Billion Rising and V-Day in campaigns dedicated to ending violence against women.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024

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

V-Day I love the podcast “Intersectionality Matters!” with Kimberlé Crenshaw, who is one of the creators of critical race theory.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021

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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