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In other projects Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wiktionary, the free dictionary See also: humpday

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Etymology

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The term alludes to the fact that Wednesday is the middle of the work week, meaning that one has made it "over the hump" towards the weekend.

Noun

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hump day (plural hump days)

  1. (informal) Wednesday.

Translations

[edit] middle of the workweek
  • German: Mitte der Arbeitswoche f
  • Spanish: ombligo de la semana
  • Swedish: no equivalent term in Swedish, but see lillelördag (literally “little Saturday”)

See also

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  • POETS day
  • thank God it's Friday
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