Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boxing week

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: box-ing week
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period after Christmas (December 25th) until New Year's (or longer), when stores offer large discounts.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of boxing week.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Derived from boxing day (“the day after Christmas”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

boxing weeks (plural)

Phrases

boxing day Twelve Days of Christmas Christmas season

Frequently Paired Words

boxing day Twelve Days of Christmas Christmastide Christmas season

Questions

What does boxing week mean?: The period after Christmas (December 25th) until New Year's (or longer), when stores offer large discounts.
Where does boxing week come from?: Derived from boxing day (“the day after Christmas”).

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