"spirit week" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spirit weeks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spirit week (plural spirit weeks)
  1. (US) The week leading up to homecoming, during which school students dress up in unusual themed clothing. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-spirit_week-en-noun-LbKPXaXf Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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