tag day

noun

A fundraising day on which contributions to charity or funds are solicited on the street, or as donations to a charitable event, and tags given to contributors to wear as evidence of their contributions.

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Meanings

nountag day (plural tag days)

plural tag days

  1. CanadaUSBermudaA fundraising day on which contributions to charity or funds are solicited on the street, or as donations to a charitable event, and tags given to contributors to wear as evidence of their contributions.

    "And Annie's wearing out eighty dollars' worth of tyres to collect seventy-five dollars for the British Red Cross- -this is their tag day, you know."

    1919, Jack London, On the Makaloa Mat: Island Tales
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    "Disband, indeed!" she whispered sibilantly. "We'll have a tag day and a rummage sale and I'll get up a dicker party and some theatricals. Disband, indeed!"

    1922, Emma Speed Sampson, Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman

    It’s that time of year again when The St.George’s Foundation hosts its Island-wide Tag Day on Friday, April 21. This year is their third annual Tag Day!

    2006 April 6, The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)
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