"button day" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: button days [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} button day (plural button days)
  1. (Australia) A day on which money is raised for a group or cause by selling buttons for people to wear. Tags: Australia Related terms: flag day
    Sense id: en-button_day-en-noun-cerpry9H Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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