Saturday

PluralSaturdays

FormsSaturdays, Saturdaying, Saturdayed

1. 1
   day after Fridaynouncountable

   The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth in ISO 8601 systems; the Jewish Sabbath, falling between Friday and Sunday.

   The market opens early every Saturday in the town square.

   She booked the wedding for the last Saturday in June.

   Note

   A Roman name in Germanic dress: Old English sæterdæġ, earlier sæternesdæġ, means "Saturn's day" and translates Latin diēs Saturnī word for word. Dutch zaterdag and West Frisian saterdei keep the same shape. In news prose the noun often takes the possessive to tie an event to its day, as in Saturday's tariffs. Dropping the preposition altogether gives the bare time adverb. Source

   Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 4 facts

   • Saturday derives from Old English sæterdæġ, earlier sæternesdæġ, literally meaning Saturn's day. en.wiktionary.org
   • The Germanic name is a calque of Latin diēs Saturnī. en.wiktionary.org
   • Dutch zaterdag preserves the corresponding Germanic formation derived from the Latin name. en.wiktionary.org
   • West Frisian saterdei preserves the corresponding Germanic formation derived from the Latin name. en.wiktionary.org
2. 2
   adverbCanadaUS

   On the weekend day following Friday, used to indicate when something takes place.

   The team plays its final home game Saturday, so get your tickets early.

   I'll call you Saturday once the meeting wraps up.

   Note

   Here the preposition simply drops away: you can meet someone Saturday, or play Saturday afternoon, with no on in sight. This is the familiar pattern in American and Canadian English. British English allows the bare form but hears it as informal, so careful British writing keeps on Saturday. As a time adverb it takes no comparison.

3. 3
   spend the dayverbrareintransitive

   To spend Saturday at a particular place or engaged in a particular activity.

   Mr. Angus Hibbard, of New York, Fridayed and Saturdayed in Chicago, for the show and banquet.

   1913, Bell Telephone News

   Similarweekend

   Note

   A playful coinage that turns the calendar into a verb, usually followed by a place. In 1913 Bell Telephone News reported that a visitor "Fridayed and Saturdayed in Chicago." It inflects regularly as Saturdays, Saturdaying, Saturdayed, and sits naturally beside its weekday cousins. It is rare enough to sound deliberate, so it suits light, witty writing better than plain reporting. Source

   Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 1 fact

   • Bell Telephone News reported that a visitor Fridayed and Saturdayed in Chicago. Wiktionary reproduces the passage and attributes it to that publication. en.wiktionary.org

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