Taco Tuesday

plural Taco Tuesdays

1. USA Tuesday when Mexican food is served, especially tacos, chiefly in the evening and originally and especially in a restaurant as a promotion.First known use 1970s

   Coordinate term: Thirsty Thursday

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   TACO TUESDAY / Stop in on Taco Tuesday (tomorrow) / You'll get 3 Tacos for $1 plus a FREE COKE

   1973 August 20, “Taco Tuesday: Snow White Drive-in”, in Rapid City Journal, number 29107 (advertisement), Rapid City, S.D.: Rapid City Journal Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9, column 1

   On a family activity level, endearingly familiar regular activities or rituals, such as the popcorn always made by Dad on Sunday evenings, the dog's exasperating persistence in waking everyone up early on Saturdays by licking their face. Taco Tuesday or Spaghetti Wednesday, build vital memories of family living and set off our family from others, making our parents and brothers and sisters especially beloved.

   1997, Arthur L. Rautman, “Ritual and Tradition in the Life of a Child”, in Your Child’s World: The Specific Approach to Daily Problems, Lake Bluff, Ill.: The United Educators, →ISBN, unit 4 (Ages Five and over), page 177

   "Do you think I could be a field agent?" Henry asked. "You know, go hunt down clues, like you?" / "Sure," I said, wondering where this came from. "Don't you like being the tech guy?" / "Of course I do." Henry was quiet for a moment. "But tech guys don't get invited for Taco Tuesdays with the president and her daughter."

   2013, F. T. Bradley, “Tuesday, 10:02 p.m.”, in Double Vision: Code Name 711, New York, N.Y.: Harper, →ISBN, page 98

   The home gym is built out, Netflix and Hulu have been trawled to their depths, and Paralympic champion Oksana Masters is nostalgic for Taco Tuesdays at restaurants near her seasonal base in Illinois. Most of all, she is missing the rush of competition, the buzz at the core of her identity since she first sat in a rowing boat as a teenager.

   2020 July 9, Tom Dart, “‘I was lucky to make it out the orphanage’: Oksana Masters’ extraordinary journey”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2023

   We are deeply devoted to Taco Tuesdays at our house. People wake up, remember it's Taco Tuesday and jump out of bed with enthusiasm.

   2021 August 22, Kim Severson, “What to cook this week”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2022

plural TACO Tuesdays

1. USinformalgovernmentA Tuesday on which Donald Trump chickens out (in response to a poor Monday stock market opening in response to a policy announcement).

   "The market wants to see if today is TACO Tuesday," the bank's market intelligence team added.

   2026 January 20, Jennifer Sor, “Will the TACO trade save markets from Trump's Greenland threats? Here are 3 scenarios analysts are eyeing.”, in Business Insider, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2026

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   It may be TACO Tuesday, but we aren’t sure President Donald Trump is eager to pass the queso.

   2025 June 3, Dan Merica, Matthew Choi, “TACO Tuesday — and why it bothers Trump”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025

   Markets are rallying on a familiar bet: That President Donald Trump will, once again, back down. (It’s not called TACO Tuesday for nothing.)

   2026 March 31, David Goldman, Aaron Blake, “What in the world just happened to the Dow?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2026