witching day
n.— «That rumor proved false too. But is it just a coincidence that the rumor spread on a Friday known as a “quadruple witching day”—when lots of Merrill Lynch options were expiring?» —“Psst! Hear the Rumor of the Day?” by Andrew Ross Sorkin New York Times July 8, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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