Cyber Monday
n.— «“Cyber Monday,” the term coined for the Monday after Thanksgiving, comes on the heels of the busy “Black Friday” shopping day when many brick-and-mortar retailers begin turning a profit. The good news for online shoppers this year, is that “Cyber Monday” is becoming the Web shopping equivalent to “Black Friday” when retailers launch major sales and discounts to drive traffic.» —“Online retailers await ‘Cyber Monday’” by Lisa Baertlein in L.A. Reuters Nov. 25, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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