a black day



a black day

A day that marks a sad or unfortunate event. When we heard the news that David Bowie had died, we knew it was going to be a black day for all of his loyal fans.
See also: black

a black day

a day when something very unpleasant or sad happens (usually + for ) A bomb went off early this morning. This is a black day for the peace process.
See also: black

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shimon-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
MÓRMORScottish, Irish
PetraPET-rah (Finnish), PET-rə (English)German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, English
SammiSAM-eeEnglish (Rare)
WildaWIL-dəEnglish
Sosruko-Caucasian Mythology