单词 | spirit week |
释义 | > as lemmasspirit week spirit week n. (also with capital initials) North American a week during which a high school, college, or university holds organized activities or events intended to inspire enthusiasm or camaraderie among students and staff; (now) spec. one occurring annually prior to the homecoming football game (cf. homecoming n. 2).Quot. 1921 shows school spirit week (cf. school spirit n. at school n.1 Compounds 5a) and better spirit week. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > school administration > [noun] > special day or week speech-day1847 spirit week1923 society > education > educational administration > university administration > [noun] > special day or week Le day1574 commencement day1606 Show Sunday1825 class day1833 presentation day1843 June Week1889 spirit week1923 1921 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 29 Nov. 6/2 School spirit week. ‘No spirit—no school’..won first prize in the slogan contest conducted as part of ‘better spirit week’ in the high school.] 1923 Pennsylvanian (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 3/3 A week which shall be called ‘Spirit Week’ has been set aside, to be utilized for the bolstering up of class spirit on the campus. 1963 Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega Mar. 75/2 Participation in activities such as weekly pep rallies, Homecoming, Spirit Week, and the Phi Mu Alpha Christmas concert have kept Gamma Omegas busy. 2015 T. I. Stone Every Last Word 26 There are pictures of the five of us dressed up in the school colors for spirit week, and the four of us surrounding Kaitlyn when she won homecoming princess. < as lemmas |
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