banyan day
(dated, UK, nautical, idiomatic) In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(dated, UK, nautical, idiomatic) In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
Origin: According to the OED, the term is borrowed from the Banyans in the East Indies, a caste that ate nothing that had life. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, nautical, idiomatic) A picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.
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