banyan day

Meaning

Noun

  • In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
  • A picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.

Origin

  • According to the OED, the term is borrowed from the Banyans in the East Indies, a caste that ate nothing that had life.

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