May 2-4

proper noun

The long weekend that includes Victoria Day.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. CanadainformalThe long weekend that includes Victoria Day.

    2021, Dale Jacobs, Heidi L. M. Jacobs, 100 Miles of Baseball: Fifty Games, One Summer Two moms behind me talk about it being the May 2-4 Weekend and how they're not doing anything interesting.

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    However, there is no mention of Labatts being involved in the unofficial re-branding of Victoria Day as "the May 2-4 weekend."

    2008, Jeanette Hanna, Alan C. Middleton, Ikonica: A Field Guide to Canada's Brandscape (page 38)

Origin

A play on the approximate date of the holiday (May 24) and the term two-four (“a case of twenty-four beers”), since people may celebrate the holiday by drinking.

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APA

May 2-4. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%202-4

MLA

“May 2-4.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%202-4. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “May 2-4,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%202-4.

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