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man (or girl) Friday

Variant of Friday

Friday definition

Fri·day (frī′dā; occas., -dē)

noun

the sixth day of the week: abbrev. Fri or F
Etymology: after the devoted servant of Robinson Crusoe
a faithful follower or efficient helper
usually man (or girl) Friday man (or girl) Friday

Etymology: ME fridai < OE frigedæg, lit., day of the goddess Frigg, akin to Ger Freitag, Du Vrijdag, Swed Fredag: transl. of LL Veneris dies (Fr vendredi), Venus' day

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