egyptian days
Preserved but no longer current.
Unlucky days, days on which no business should be undertaken. The Egyptian astrologers named two in each month, but the last Monday in April, the second Monday of August, and the third Monday of December seem to have been specially baneful.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “egyptian days” mean?
Unlucky days, days on which no business should be undertaken. The Egyptian astrologers named two in each month, but the last Monday in April, the second Monday of August, and the third Monday of December seem to have been specially baneful.
Is “egyptian days” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.