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PRONUNCIATION OF MUCK-UP DAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUCK-UP DAY

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Muck-Up day is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUCK-UP DAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Muck-up day

"Muck-up day" is the name given to an unofficial tradition within secondary schools where graduating final-year students are involved with pranks and other activities on their last official day of school.

Definition of muck-up day in the English dictionary

The definition of muck-up day in the dictionary is the last day of school before the annual examinations, marked by practical jokes and other student pranks.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUCK-UP DAY

muck
muck about
muck heap
muck in
muck soil
muck up
muck-raking
muck-up
muckamuck
muckender
mucker
muckerish
muckier
muckiest
muckily
muckiness
muckle
muckrake
muckraker
muckspread

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUCK-UP DAY

at the end of the day
calendar day
carry the day
day by day
field day
from day to day
good day
hump day
officer of the day
on day
open day
order of the day
per day
rainy day
some day
that will be the day
the other day
Valentine´s day
wedding day
working day

Synonyms and antonyms of muck-up day in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «muck-up day» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUCK-UP DAY

Find out the translation of muck-up day to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of muck-up day from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «muck-up day» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

渣土向上天
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

día muck-up
570 millions of speakers

English

muck-up day
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंदगी अप दिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يوم الوحل حتى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гадость - до день
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dia - muck up
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাক আপ দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jour de muck-up
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hari demi hari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Muck - up-Tag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マックアップの日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정처 업 일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muck-up day
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngày chuồng -up
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மங்கலான நாள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॅक अप दिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Muck-up gün
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giorno muck - up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

syf się dzień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гидота -до день
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- muck up zi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απορρίματα - up ημέρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

muck -up dag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

muck - up dag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

muck -up day
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of muck-up day

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUCK-UP DAY»

The term «muck-up day» is regularly used and occupies the 67.281 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about muck-up day

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUCK-UP DAY»

Discover the use of muck-up day in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to muck-up day and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Muck-up Day
That is, until student Angelo Martinelli and his team get on the case. Author is a teacher at Flinders University whose other titles include 'Dead Red' and 'NIPS XI', winner of the Honour Book title at the 2001 CBCA Awards.
Ruth Starke, 2003
2
Mucked Up
Friendships are torn apart and loyalties tested when the Year 12s take over the school in this hilarious depiction of Muck Up day.
Danny Katz, 2013
3
House for All Seasons
Year 12 muck-up day. Us Year 10 kids are only organising the party afterwards. We're too youngto muck up.' 'Too young to muck up, but not muck around. Isn't that right, Amber Bailey?' Poppy quipped. 'Oh, youalways thinkyou're smarter than ...
Jenn J. McLeod, 2013
4
The Lost Sheep
On the last day of normal classes before we finished up for GCSE exam season, me and some of my less intelligent friends decided to have our own “muck-up- day” as none of us intended to come back to do our A-levels. We wanted to make  ...
A.D.H. Rodgers
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Old Yanconian Daze
Muck-up Day was traditionally when the retiring Fifth Years let off the steam that had been building up over the years. And if one thing was a dead cert, our escape valves were well and truly primed to blow. Many of the Muck-up Day pranks ...
Bill Marsh, 1995
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Caterpillars and Butterflies
That final week of school didn't even matter anymore. Our muck-up day was boring and no one wanted to participate except for a few jokers. Lisa didn't talk to me but she gave me sad looks. I think she was scared of upsetting me. I don't know.
G.J Lonesborough, 2013
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Kids' Food Allergies for Dummies
For some students, the last day of secondary school has evolved into a highly ritualised event called 'muck-up day', and 'egging' or throwing raw eggs as missiles at other children in the playground frequently occurs on such days. Again, the ...
Mimi Tang, Katie Allen, 2012
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Stoned, Naked, and Looking in My Neighbor's Window: The Best ...
LIFE 368963073 It was me who for my muck up day at school in Australia, redirected $30,000 that the school had, in which they were going to use for something they weren't sure of, so they ordered 60,000 pink flamingo grass ornaments to be ...
‎2004
9
Year 12 English Skills
... agreed or disagreed with. issue cOntentiOn Gambling Health care for smokers Smokers should go to surgery. the bottom of waiting lists for Raising the legal drinking age Muck-up day Muck-up day is harmless fun and shouldn't be banned.
Elizabeth Tulloh, Melanie Napthine, 2009
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ESL English for Year 12
... age Muck-up day Muck-up day is harmless fun and should not be banned. Citizenship tests Free public transport Public transport needs to be improved before. Chapter 16: A sustained and reasoned point of view 159 AREA OF STUDY ...
Melanie Napthine, Michael Daniel, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUCK-UP DAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term muck-up day is used in the context of the following news items.
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CommSec end of financial year series: Australian sharemarket3:25
Forget the international gloom — today is muck-up day in Australia. ... It's called muck-up day because it's like the last day of school for some ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
2
JCoSS sent pupils home early over muck-up day concern
JCoSS placed its students on early study leave last week to avoid potential misbehaviour arising from a pre-GCSE “muck-up” day. Around 120 ... «Jewish Chronicle, May 15»
3
Jewish school headteacher says pupils 'embarrassment to school …
The headteacher of Europe's biggest Jewish school has condemned his own pupils after more than 300 were sent home when a "muck-up day" ... «Evening Standard, May 15»
4
Nearly 200 litres of booze seized in Balloch after police officers …
Almost 200 litres of booze was seized from high school pupils as police officers busted their annual muck-up day ritual. The teenagers headed ... «Scottish Daily Record, May 15»
5
'Loutish' pupils will face consequences, says JFS head
Teachers had acted after “muck-up day” – a day where, in many schools across the country, pupils traditionally play pranks before they leave to ... «Jewish Chronicle, May 15»
6
Anger as 300 students sent home by JFS over 'misbehaviour'
One 16-year-old student, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “Today is 'muck-up day', when, traditionally, pupils play pranks at school. «Jewish Chronicle, May 15»
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Slut-shaming: alive and sickeningly well in a middle-class school …
... the top of this story was warned to stay home on muck-up day because she was selected by Year 12 boys as a special target to be “egged”.). «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 15»
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A ratty last day in parliament
SOME call it muck-up day, others say it's end of term day. WHATEVER it's called, a last day of parliament before a big break is usually ratty. «NEWS.com.au, Mar 15»
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No quackdown on students' muck-up day pickled duck prank
An unconscious duck was handed in to Ryan Catholic College administration staff in a box on Friday morning, the school's muck-up day. «Courier Mail, Nov 14»
10
Leavers' 'muck-up day' - good humoured fun or do antics too often …
Flour bombs and itching powder, water pistols and stink bombs all form part of the annual countrywide 'muck up' day when the Year 11 and 13 ... «Coventry Telegraph, May 14»

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