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From black (“bad; ill-omened; marked by disaster”) +‎ Friday. Friday has long been considered an unlucky day in ancient superstition. When a Friday coincided with another bad omen, such as falling on the 13th, or was marked by a disaster, it came to be called a Black Friday. In Philadelphia, police later used the term to describe the day after Thanksgiving, when heavy shopping crowds caused severe traffic congestion and chaos. Over time, public relations campaigns promoted a more positive, but inaccurate, explanation for the name. This widely circulated false etymology claimed that Black Friday” referred to the point in the year when retailers shifted from operating at a loss (“in the red”) to making a profit (“in the black”). Despite its popularity, this explanation is an urban legend and was even mistakenly included in sources like Wiktionary for several years.

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Black Friday (plural Black Fridays)

1. Any Friday that is literally or figuratively darkened by catastrophe, or the anniversary thereof.

   Coordinate terms: Black Monday, Black Tuesday, Black Thursday

2. (Internet slang, poker, historical) The conclusion of United States v. Scheinberg on April 15, 2011, after which major online poker sites stopped offering real money play to their United States customers.
3. (US, Canada, UK, business, retail) The day after Thanksgiving Day, generally regarded as the first day of the Christmas season, and the busiest shopping day of the year.

   Coordinate term: Cyber Monday

4. (US, by extension) The sales period involving heavy price reductions immediately following Thanksgiving Day, from Friday (the original Black Friday) through Monday (Cyber Monday).
5. Synonym of Friday the thirteenth (“a Friday falling on the 13th day of the month (and therefore doubly ill-omened)”).
6. (possibly obsolete) Good Friday, the Friday before Easter.

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