ber month

noun

Any of the months of September, October, November, and December.

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Meanings

nounber month (plural ber months)

plural ber months

  1. Philippinesespeciallyin pluralAny of the months of September, October, November, and December.

    As my friend Dan likes to say, Once we make it to the “-ber” months, it’s practically the holiday season and the year is basically over.

    2020 September 4, Jillian Rayfield, “11 of Our Best Weekend Reads”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2020

Origin

From the common last syllable of September, October, November, December, which ultimately derives from Latin -ber + month, due to the yearly lead-up towards Christmas in December that service sector establishments in the Philippines typically prepare months early for.

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APA

ber month. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ber%20month

MLA

“ber month.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ber%20month. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ber month,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ber%20month.

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