"Caturday" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkætədeɪ/ [UK], /ˈkætədi/ [UK], /ˈkætɚdeɪ/ [US], /ˈkætɚdi/ [US] Forms: Caturdays [plural]
enPR: kăʹtər-dā [US], kăʹtər-dē [US] Etymology: Blend of cat + Saturday Etymology templates: {{blend|en|cat|Saturday}} Blend of cat + Saturday Head templates: {{en-noun}} Caturday (plural Caturdays)
  1. (Internet slang) Saturday, as the day of the week for posting lolcats or other pictures of cats. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet memes Categories (lifeform): Cats Translations (Saturday for cats): Субко́та (Subkóta) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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