Ask a Stupid Question Day

proper noun

A holiday that is sometimes celebrated, usually by school students and teachers, observed on either September 28th or the last school day of September. The purpose of the holiday is to encourage students to ask more questions in the classroom.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USeducationA holiday that is sometimes celebrated, usually by school students and teachers, observed on either September 28th or the last school day of September. The purpose of the holiday is to encourage students to ask more questions in the classroom.

Origin

From the phrase there's no such thing as a stupid question.

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APA

Ask a Stupid Question Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ask%20a%20Stupid%20Question%20Day

MLA

“Ask a Stupid Question Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ask%20a%20Stupid%20Question%20Day. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ask a Stupid Question Day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ask%20a%20Stupid%20Question%20Day.

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