Black Friday

Rod M. (Canada)
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  1. mythologize
    make into a myth
    "Black Friday," the name for the day after Thanskgiving, was transformed from a negative to a positive by some clever etymological mythologizing (make that etymythologizing).
  2. get the jump
    be there first
    With Black Friday recognized as a day to get the jump on the shopping season, retail marketers have set their sights on other days of the week.
  3. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
    What started out as a pejorative term from Philadelphia traffic cops was successfully rebranded via a false etymology claiming that "Black Friday" was the day that retailers turned a profit on the year, going "in the black."
  4. turn a profit
    make a profit; gain money or materially
    What started out as a pejorative term from Philadelphia traffic cops was successfully rebranded via a false etymology claiming that "Black Friday" was the day that retailers turned a profit on the year, going "in the black."
  5. Zimmer
    a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk
    Last year, Ben Zimmer explained how the advent of "Black Friday" led to the branding of "Cyber Monday" and other days in the Holy Week of shopping.
  6. branding
    the act of stigmatizing
    Last year, Ben Zimmer explained how the advent of "Black Friday" led to the branding of "Cyber Monday" and other days in the Holy Week of shopping.
  7. excerpt
    a passage selected from a larger work
    An excerpt from Ben's Word Routes column: Retailers, not content with branding products, have lately taken to branding days of the week, as a way to hype the holiday shopping rush.
  8. pump
    a device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
    In 2005, the online retail association Shop.org coined "Cyber Monday" for the Monday after Thanksgiving, in a conscious effort to pump up enthusiasm for e-commerce.
  9. flock
    a group of birds
    In case you haven't heard, today is "Cyber Monday," the day that retailers have decided we should all be flocking to make online purchases for our holiday gift list.
  10. set
    put into a certain place or abstract location
    With Black Friday recognized as a day to get the jump on the shopping season, retail marketers have set their sights on other days of the week.
Created on Mon Dec 02 08:42:31 EST 2013 (updated Mon Dec 02 08:42:53 EST 2013)

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