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noun Scot.
1.
the eve of New Year's Day.
2.
(lowercase) a gift given on Hogmanay.
Origin:
1670–80; origin uncertain
1670–80; origin uncertain
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| Hogmanay (ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ) | |
| —n | |
| (sometimes not capital) | |
| a. New Year's Eve in Scotland | |
| b. See also first-foot (as modifier): a Hogmanay party | |
| [C17: Scottish and Northern English, perhaps from Norman French hoguinane, from Old French aguillanneuf the last day of the year; also, a New Year's eve gift] | |
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