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单词 saturdaying
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Saturdayingn.

Brit. /ˈsatədeɪɪŋ/, /ˈsatədɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsædərˌdeɪɪŋ/, /ˈsædərdiɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Russian lexical item. Etymons: Saturday n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < Saturday n. + -ing suffix1, after Russian subbotnik subbotnik n. Compare subbotnik n.
Russian History
In the Soviet Union: the practice of working on a Saturday without pay for the benefit of the collective; a Saturday worked in this way. Cf. subbotnik n. 2.
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society > occupation and work > working > [noun] > working on a Saturday
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1920 Manch. Guardian 5 Feb. 9/7 In Moscow it has been found worth while to set up a special bureau for ‘Saturdayings’.
1921 A. Ransome Crisis in Russia 94Saturdaying’, in which 900 persons took part, including military specialists,..soldiers, a chief of staff, workmen and women.
1944 H. W. Laidler Social-Economic Movements iv. xxviii. 443 Prior to this movement there was a movement known as ‘Saturdaying’ during the Civil War, when workers volunteered to donate their time off to needed work.
1966 E. J. Knapton & T. K. Derry Europe & World Since 1914 ii. 59 Another modest contribution to industrial needs was made by volunteer spare-time work known as ‘Saturdaying’, done by the more ardent members of the Communist Party.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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