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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-696/
- Published: 2021-12-25T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-21T18:14:43.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:31

The word for today is…

boxing day (noun):

the first weekday after Christmas observed as a legal holiday in parts of the Commonwealth

Source : [Me](https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=boxing+day&ref=goodoil.news)rriam -Webster

Etymology : By an English custom postmen, employees, and others can expect to receive a Christmas present; originally in reference to the custom of distributing the contents of the Christmas box, which was placed in the church for charity collections. The custom is older than the phrase.

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