- the day after Thursday and before Saturday; fifth day of the working week
- See girl Friday, man Friday
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Fri•day /ˈfraɪdeɪ, -di/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the sixth day of the week, following Thursday: [proper noun]:Can't we meet on Friday?[countable]Let's have the meeting two Fridays from today.
Fri•day
(frī′dā, -dē),USA pronunciation n.
- the sixth day of the week, following Thursday.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English Frīgedæg Freya's day, equivalent. to Frīge (genitive singular of Frēo) + dæg day; Frēo is identical with Old English adjective, adjectival frēo free
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Friday /ˈfraɪdɪ; -deɪ/ n
'Friday' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
casual Friday
- dress-down Friday
- Easter
- Ember days
- Fri.
- girl Friday
- Good Friday
- hot cross bun
- inclusive
- Irish Republican Army
- last
- man Friday
- Mirren
- Northern Ireland
- on
- ought
- Saturday
- sepulchre
- thirteenth
- through
- Thursday
- to
- weekend
- airing
- altar of repose
- assembly
- bat mitzvah
- black
- Cuffee
- dangling participle
- day name
- deposit
- Ember day
- F, f
- FR
- free
- gal Friday
- girl
- guy Friday
- Khutbah
- Ladies' Day
- make
- Oneg Shabbat
- out
- Pheba
- Phibbi
- reproach
- Tenebrae
- TGIF
- Three Hours