Singles' Day
See also: Singles Day and Single's Day
English
11.11: 光棍节
Alternative forms
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 光棍節／光棍节 (guānggùnjié). From being a day for single people who are not in a relationship, the complement of Valentine's Day. From Chinese slang for a bachelor without familial branches being a stick, and the set of ones in the date of 11/11 being a set of sticks, a set of singles. Originating at the University of Nanjing in the 1990s as Bachelors' Day, and popularized as a shopping event day by Alibaba in the 2000s.
Proper noun
Singles' Day (plural Singles' Days)
- (holidays, countable) November 11th, a day for shopping and celebrating not being in a relationship, originating in China, the shopping event has spread worldwide.
Synonyms
- Anti-Valentine Day
- Anti-Valentine's Day
- Anti-Valentines' Day
- Anti-Valentines Day
- Bachelor Day
- Bachelors Day
- Bachelor's Day
- Bachelors' Day
Antonyms
- Valentine's Day
- White Day (Japan)
Hypernyms
- 11/11
- 11, 11
- 11,11
- 11-11
- 11.11
- 11, November
- 11 November
- 11th of November
- November 11
- November 11th
Translations
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