hallmark holiday
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An ostensible holiday, or, by extension, any occasion, invented or popularized for profit.
American usage; Derogatory
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Hallmark holiday.
Example Sentences
- "See? Valentine's Day is not just a Hallmark holiday after all."
- "[…] that the whole funeral and gravestone thing was just a racket, was this ridiculous tradition, rooted in commerce, a Hallmark holiday sort of thing, […]"
- "Honestly, it didn't much matter to me that Marina had forgotten Mother's Day, though I did feel bad on my mother's behalf. As any parent can tell you, what hurts far more than no card on a Hallmark holiday are the casual slights, the eye rolls your child thinks you don't see, the muttered "whatevers," the unasked-for-and-unwanted criticism of your clothing, your speech habits, your existence."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage
- Derogatory