witching day

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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  • be careful what one says about witches or anything near witches…casting aspersions and combining badly with business is reputationally ruinous and not allowed….why didn’t the moderator catch that one…

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