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antiholiday en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + holiday.

Meanings

1. Opposing or taking a negative view of the holiday season.
   • Originally entitled Hellcab Does Christmas and marketed as a hip antiholiday holiday show, Will Kern's incredibly black comedy about a day in the life of a poor beleaguered cab driver was never, strictly speaking, a holiday show. 1993 February 12, Jack Helbig, “Hellcab”, in Chicago Reader:

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most antiholiday	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more antiholiday	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

antiholiday en · NOUN

Etymology

From anti- + holiday.

Meanings

1. A holiday celebrated as a form of opposition to normal or regular holidays.
   • The idea was to celebrate Buy Nothing Day, an antiholiday invented by the Vancouver-based Media Foundation in the early 90s that takes place on what's traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year. " 2002 December 20, Douglas Wolk, “What's Left?”, in Chicago Reader:

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antiholidays	Number=Plur		lexicographic