Noun: Boxing Day
Usage: Brit, Cdn
Usage: Brit, Cdn
- The first day (or weekday) after Christmas, traditionally a holiday in British Commonwealth countries
"Stores hold major sales on Boxing Day"
Derived forms: Boxing Days
Type of: legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday
Part of: Chrimbo [Brit, informal], Chrissie [Austral, informal], Christmas, Christmastide [archaic], Christmastime, Crimbo [Brit, informal], Noel, Xmas [Brit, informal], Yule [archaic], Yuletide [archaic]
Encyclopedia: Boxing Day