An obsolete American term for Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday — the day after Pentecost Sunday.
An obsolete American term for Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday — the day after Pentecost Sunday. 'Pinkster' is a Dutch-derived word for Pentecost (Pinksteren), reflecting the Dutch colonial influence in early New York and New Jersey. Pinkster celebrations were particularly significant in Black American and Dutch-heritage communities in the northeastern US.
In the old Dutch settlements, Pinkster Monday was marked with festivals and dancing.
Pinkster Monday means: An obsolete American term for Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday - the day after Pentecost Sunday. 'Pinkster' is a Dutch-derived word for Pentecost , reflecting the Dutch colonial influence in early. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
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(NZ) The observation of a public holiday on a Monday when the holiday falls on a weekend.
(NZ, of a holiday) Observed on the following Monday if it occurs on a weekend.
(transitive, New Zealand) To move (a national holiday) to a Monday in order to make the weekend an extended holiday.
(possibly, obsolete) Good Friday, the Friday before Easter.
Pinkster Monday means: An obsolete American term for Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday - the day after Pentecost Sunday. 'Pinkster' is a Dutch-derived word for Pentecost , reflecting the Dutch colonial influence in early. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
Pinkster Monday means: An obsolete American term for Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday - the day after Pentecost Sunday. 'Pinkster' is a Dutch-derived word for Pentecost , reflecting the Dutch colonial. Register: archaic, historical. Almost never used today; you will find it only in older texts, dictionaries of dialect, or historical writing. Avoid in active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(obsolete, US) Pentecost Monday.
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