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muck-up day
Also: muck up day, muck-up days
A final-school-day tradition in which Year 12 students celebrate and play pranks.
In a sentence
The Year 12 students planned a supervised muck-up day.
Where it came from
Australian sources record “muck-up day” in this sense, although the precise dating and deeper origin remain uncertain.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australia; especially secondary schools