Reverse Dictionary: NEW YEAR

NOUNS
► AMATEUR NIGHT New Year’s Eve → 1977 US sl.
► CAKE NIGHT New Year’s Eve, ‘Hogmanay’ → 1921 Sc.
► DAFT DAYS, THE the festivity at Christmas and the New Year → 1818 Sc.
► EVE DAY New Year’s Eve → 1949 Amer. dial.
► FADGING hospitality given at the season of the New Year → 1879 Eng. dial.
► HANDSEL MONDAY the first Monday of the year, on which New Year’s handsel is given → 1585 Sc.
► JACK AND JILL PARTY n. a New Year’s Eve party → 1968 Amer. dial.
► NEEVER-DAY New Year’s day → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NEEVER-EVEN New Year’s eve → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NEW DOUBLE-SIX the New Year → 1944 African-American sl.
► NEWERY’S MORN New Year’s morning → 1896 Eng. dial.
► NEWERY-DAY New Year’s Day → 1875 Eng. dial.
► NEW YEAR’S TIDE the beginning of the year → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OLD NIGHT, THE New Year’s Eve → 1966 Amer. dial.
► OLD-YEAR-GONE December 31st, New Year’s Eve → 1967 Amer. dial.
► OLD-YEAR-OUT n. December 31st, New Year’s Eve → 1967 Amer. dial.
► OLD YEAR’S DAY n. the last day of the old year → 1909 (Bk.)
► OLD YEAR’S EVE New Year’s Eve → 1966 Amer. dial.
► OLD YEAR’S EVENING New Year’s Eve → 1966 Amer. dial.
► OLD YEAR’S NIGHT New Year’s Eve → 1966 Amer. dial.
► SINGING-E’EN the last night of the year, New Year’s Eve, Hogmanay → 1806 Sc.
► SYLVESTER in Germany: St. Sylvester’s day, December 31, New Year’s Eve → 1866
► SYLVESTER-EVE the evening of December 31, New Year’s Eve → 1838
► SYLVESTER-NIGHT the evening of December 31, New Year’s Eve → 1852
► YEAR-DAY the first day of the year, New Year’s Day → a1122 obs.
► YERESGIFT a gift customarily given at the New Year, or at the beginning of a year of office → a1400 obs.
► YERESYEVE a gift customarily given at the New Year, or at the beginning of a year of office → 1194 obs.

NOUNS – PERSON
► QUALTAGH the first person one meets after leaving home on some special occasion, as New Year’s Day; the first person entering a house on New Year’s Day; the first-foot → 1891

VERBS
► EAT FADGE to partake of hospitality on New Year’s Day → 1863 Eng. dial.
► FADGE to eat together, partake of hospitality given at the season of the New Year → 1863 Eng. dial.