button day

A day on which money is raised for a group or cause by selling buttons for people to wear.

Noun

  1. A day on which money is raised for a group or cause by selling buttons for people to wear.
    • A certain day each month is observed as button day. Buttons are supplied to the local unions by the district office, and there is a new button with a distinguishing mark or color for every month in the year. - 1925,...
    • In late November 1917, the editor of the Melbourne Argus was urged to spread the word about a possible 'button day' specifically aimed at prisoner-of-war relief: 'As an ardent supporter of the Button Fund collections I...

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