dress-down day

noun

: a day during which employees are allowed to wear casual attire at work

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The suggestions for raising funds include raffles, dress-down day, bake sale, chili cook-off, spaghetti dinners, etc. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021 If your workplace doesn't already, maybe consider organizing a Pride bake sale or dress-down day with proceeds going to an LGBTQ charity. Nick Levine, GQ, 14 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dress-down day was in 1986

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“Dress-down day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress-down%20day. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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