"rag day" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rag days [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rag day (plural rag days)
  1. A day on which university students do silly things for charity; often the culmination of rag week. Wikipedia link: Rag (student society)
    Sense id: en-rag_day-en-noun-hIZ~0Oyi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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