Meaning of Hallmark holiday | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An ostensible holiday, or, by extension, any occasion, invented or popularized for profit.
   US, derogatory
2. Alternative letter-case form of Hallmark holiday.
   alt-of

Examples

“See? Valentine's Day is not just a Hallmark holiday after all.”

“[…] that the whole funeral and gravestone thing was just a racket, was this ridiculous tradition, rooted in commerce, a Hallmark holiday sort of thing, […]”

“Honestly, it didn't much matter to me that Marina had forgotten Mother's Day, though I did feel bad on my mother's behalf. As any parent can tell you, what hurts far more than no card on a Hallmark holiday are the casual slights, the eye rolls your child thinks you don't see, the muttered "whatevers," the unasked-for-and-unwanted criticism of your clothing, your speech habits, your existence.”

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