cheat day

noun

A day on which a person on a diet or similar restriction on activities is free to disregard them.

Meanings

nouncheat day (plural cheat days)

plural cheat days

  1. A day on which a person on a diet or similar restriction on activities is free to disregard them.

    When I was first losing weight (or trying to, anyhow), I lived for my cheat day.

    2012, Paul James, Take It Off, Keep It Off: How I Went from Fat to Fit ... and You Can Too, page 79

Translations

Finnish välipäivä
  • välipäiväTranslations
Korean 치팅 데이
  • 치팅 데이 (chiting dei)Translations
Polish cheat day
  • cheat dayTranslations
Spanish día fullero, día tramposo
  • día fulleroTranslations
  • día tramposoTranslations
  • día jaraneroTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

cheat day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheat%20day

MLA

“cheat day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheat%20day. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheat day,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheat%20day.

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