Friday
The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.
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the kind of week where friday arrives and you blink at it
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Forastera with Lucía Aleñar Iglesias (Filmmaker) 🎟️ Forastera Friday, May 29 Film Forum In Person: Lucía Aleñar Iglesias (Filmmaker)
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📜 This word in 1898 dialectexpand
Friddey Sh.I. 1. In comb, (i) Friday's bawbee, a weekly halfpenny given to children for pocket-money ;
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.
For a micromoon and Friday the 13th full moon to occur together is extraordinarily rare. The last time it happened was in 1832 and it won't happen again for more than 500 years according to Tony Rice, a meteorologist and engineer at NASA.
“the kind of week where friday arrives and you blink at it”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Announcement The Graduate School has announced an extension for the submission of applications for ALL Postgraduate Programs (Master's & PhD) starting in September 2026 The new deadline is Friday, May 15, 2026, at 12:00 PM (noon) #UCY #universityofcyprus #FacultyOfHumanities”
— Bluesky· May 2026“President Trump has declared a “National Sabbath” to mark 250 years of American Jewish independence. It will be observed from Friday, May 15th to Saturday, May 16th, honoring the sacred Jewish tradition of rest and reflection.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Every Friday and Saturday nights at The PURPLE TURTLE Resident DJs playing classic Turtle Tunes in the main bar. 10pm to 3.30am FREE ENTRY // 18+ // ID Required”
— Bluesky· May 2026“But does this mean that Friday will feel like a Thurs.....oh never mind. Yes, today has Monday-like qualities”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(colloquial, with possessive) The last workday in a work schedule that is not Monday through Friday.
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(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Friday.
“The audiobooks for Possession in Session, A Very Quest Solstice, The Thomas Flair, and Clickbait are leaving my store on Friday, May 8! Grab them here: ejrussell.com/store”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Forastera with Lucía Aleñar Iglesias (Filmmaker) 🎟️ Forastera Friday, May 29 Film Forum In Person: Lucía Aleñar Iglesias (Filmmaker)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“‼️ Any help is greatly appreciated‼️ I desperately need $400 by Friday for rent absolutely anything helps please!! #CrowdFund #crowdfunding #MutualAidBoost #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We are playing: Friday I'm In Love from The Cure. Listen now at https://thexwgxx.ismyradio.com/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“First Alert Forecast: Light winds with spotty showers expected to linger through Friday #HNN #HINEWS #HawaiiNews”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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- Saturday86%
The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Jewish Sabbath; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.
- Thursday82%
The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.
- Sunday75%
The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
- Wednesday73%
The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.
- Monday71%
The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.