St Totteringham's Day

proper noun

The day in an English Premier League football season on which it becomes mathematically impossible for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to finish above Arsenal F.C. in the final rankings.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. colloquialhumorousball gamesThe day in an English Premier League football season on which it becomes mathematically impossible for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to finish above Arsenal F.C. in the final rankings.

    After their 3-1 win at Hull, it is now mathematically impossible for Tottenham to finish above their neighbours in this season's Premier League. […] That means today is "St Totteringham's Day".

    2015 May 4, Richard Innes, “St Totteringham's Day: Arsenal fans celebrate finishing above Tottenham AGAIN by trolling their big rivals”, in Daily Mirror
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    TOTTENHAM'S 2-0 defeat of great rivals Arsenal today ensured they will finish above the Gunners in the Premier League for the first time since 1995. And in turn it has ended the curse of "St Totteringham's Day" […]

    2017 April 30, John Hutchinson, “St Totteringham’s Day: Twitter reacts as Tottenham ensure they will finish above Arsenal in the Premier League and end the curse of ‘St Totteringham’s Day’”, in The Sun

Origin

By analogy with Christian feast days, with a blend of Tottenham + tottering.

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APA

St Totteringham's Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St%20Totteringham's%20Day

MLA

“St Totteringham's Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St%20Totteringham's%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “St Totteringham's Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St%20Totteringham's%20Day.

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