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Hogmanay
[ hog-muh-ney ]
noun
, Scot.
- the eve of New Year's Day.
- (lowercase) a gift given on Hogmanay.
Hogmanay
/ ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ /
noun
- sometimes not capital
- New Year's Eve in Scotland
- ( as modifier ) See also first-foot
a Hogmanay party
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hogmanay1
First recorded in 1670–80; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hogmanay1
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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Example Sentences
Only two Jocks had got out and kept their Hogmanay elsewhere and quite elsehow—a creditably small proportion out of forty men.
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On the night of Hogmanay, at about half-past ten, the regiment assembles in the barrack square.
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Each child gets a quadrant of oat-cake (sometimes with cheese), and this is called the “Hogmanay.”
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A number of young men of the clan were invited by their chief to pass Hogmanay night in his castle at Dunvegan.
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Dec. 31—Made preparation to keep Hogmanay, inviting our two neighbors.
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