British regional variant of 'Bonfire Night,' the annual celebration on 5 November commemorating the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The name emphasizes the fireworks display element rather than the bonfire, and is more common in some regions than others. The underlying celebration involves fireworks, bonfires, and burning effigies of Guy Fawkes.
The kids were buzzing all week before fireworks night, begging to stay up late for the display.
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(British) Bonfire Night.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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