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Originally Posted by rhyds
In my area of North/Mid Wales "Black Friday" was the last working friday before christmas, whereupon you would find yourself heading towards the pub
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That is traditionally what it means in many parts of the UK, however over the years it has many different meanings. It was also the name of the day the stock markets crashed in the 20s.
It was also used in Scotland to describe a huge brawl in Glasgow in 1919.
The shopping term only started in 1961 as mentioned in my earlier post.