hogmanay

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Pronunciation

/ˈhɒɡməˌneɪ/

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/ˈhɒɡməˌneɪ/ · /ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ/ · /ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/ · /ˌhɑɡməˈneɪ/ · /ˈhɔɡməne/ · /ˌhɔɡməˈne/ · /ˈhʌɡməne/

Definition of hogmanay

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(Scotland, countable, uncountable)New Year's Eve.

“Each year the Hogmanay celebration and the Christmas market on Princes Street Gardens that accompanies it, together with the ever-growing international festival and fringe, eats up more and more of our public spaces.”

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noun

(Scotland, countable, uncountable)New Year's Eve.

“Each year the Hogmanay celebration and the Christmas market on Princes Street Gardens that accompanies it, together with the ever-growing international festival and fringe, eats up more and more of our public spaces.”
(Scotland, countable, uncountable)A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.

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From Scots Hogmanay, probably from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).

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