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Taco Tuesday en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /-di/ (General-American)
• /ˌtɑː-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /-ˈt͡ʃuː-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /-di/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˌtækəʊ ˈtjuːzdeɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌtɑkoʊ ˈt(j)uzˌdeɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From taco + Tuesday, chosen for the alliteration. In the United States, the practice of restaurants encouraging the eating of tacos on Tuesdays as a marketing strategy is documented as early as the 1930s, though the term Taco Tuesday appears to date from the 1970s: see the 1973 quotation.

Meanings

1. (US) A Tuesday when Mexican food is served, especially tacos, chiefly in the evening and originally and especially in a restaurant as a promotion.
   • We are deeply devoted to Taco Tuesdays at our house. People wake up, remember it's Taco Tuesday and jump out of bed with enthusiasm. 2021 August 22, Kim Severson, “What to cook this week”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2022:
   • "Do you think I could be a field agent?" Henry asked. "You know, go hunt down clues, like you?" / "Sure," I said, wondering where this came from. "Don't you like being the tech guy?" / "Of course I do." Henry was quiet for a moment. "But tech guys don't get invited for Taco Tuesdays with the president and her daughter." 2013, F. T. Bradley, “Tuesday, 10:02 p.m.”, in Double Vision: Code Name 711, New York, N.Y.: Harper, →ISBN, page 98:
   • The home gym is built out, Netflix and Hulu have been trawled to their depths, and Paralympic champion Oksana Masters is nostalgic for Taco Tuesdays at restaurants near her seasonal base in Illinois. Most of all, she is missing the rush of competition, the buzz at the core of her identity since she first sat in a rowing boat as a teenager. 2020 July 9, Tom Dart, “‘I was lucky to make it out the orphanage’: Oksana Masters’ extraordinary journey”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2023:
   • TACO TUESDAY / Stop in on Taco Tuesday (tomorrow) / You'll get 3 Tacos for $1 plus a FREE COKE 1973 August 20, “Taco Tuesday: Snow White Drive-in”, in Rapid City Journal, number 29107 (advertisement), Rapid City, S.D.: Rapid City Journal Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9, column 1:
   • On a family activity level, endearingly familiar regular activities or rituals, such as the popcorn always made by Dad on Sunday evenings, the dog's exasperating persistence in waking everyone up early on Saturdays by licking their face. Taco Tuesday or Spaghetti Wednesday, build vital memories of family living and set off our family from others, making our parents and brothers and sisters especially beloved. 1997, Arthur L. Rautman, “Ritual and Tradition in the Life of a Child”, in Your Child’s World: The Specific Approach to Daily Problems, Lake Bluff, Ill.: The United Educators, →ISBN, unit 4 (Ages Five and over), page 177:
   • Coordinate term: Thirsty Thursday

Forms

Deriveds

TACO Tuesday

Translations (6)

fi tortillatiistai (Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten) · ja タコチューズデー (Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten) · cmn 塔可星期二 (Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten) · fi tacotiistai (Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten) · es Martes de tacos (Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten) · pl Taco Tuesday (Tuesday when tacos or other Mexican food is, or is customarily, eaten)