Meaning of Saint Monday | Babel Free
Definitions
The supposed holiday observed on a Monday morning by well-paid artisans who had been drinking etc the previous day.
Examples
“My constant attendance (I never making a St. Monday) recommended me to the master; and my uncommon quickness at composing occasioned my being put⟳ upon all work⟳ of dispatch, which was generally better paid.”
“One study⟳ of Birmingham, England, from 1766 to 1876, found that well into the nineteenth century, workers continued to celebrate⟳ Saint Monday—a weekly day of leisure spent in the alehouse enjoying drink⟳, bar games, entertainments, “pugilism,” and animal fights.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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