postholiday

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adjective

Occurring after, or as a consequence of, a holiday; often specifically after the holiday season of late December

“After the excitement of Christmas, we quickly sank into postholiday depression.”

OriginEnglish holiday ← Middle English halyday ← Old English hāliġdæġ →
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Meanings

adjectivepostholiday (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring after, or as a consequence of, a holiday; often specifically after the holiday season of late December

    After the excitement of Christmas, we quickly sank into postholiday depression.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos
  8. Proto-Germanic*hailaz
  9. Proto-Germanic*hailagaz
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-?
  11. Proto-Germanic*dagaz
  12. Proto-Germanic*hailagadagaz
  13. Old Englishhāliġdæġ
  14. Middle Englishhalyday
  15. Englishholiday
  16. Englishpostholiday

From post- + holiday.

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Translations

Polish poświąteczny
  • poświątecznyoccurring after a holiday
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APA

postholiday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postholiday

MLA

“postholiday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postholiday. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postholiday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postholiday.

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