Bloomsdayn.

Brit.

/ˈbluːmzdeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈblumzˌdeɪ/

Forms: 1900s– Bloomsday, 1900s– Bloom's day.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Bloom , day n.

Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Leopold Bloom, one of the central characters in James Joyce's novel Ulysses (1922), in which all the action takes place on one day, 16 June 1904 + day n., probably punningly after doomsday n.

The 16th of June 1904. Also: the 16th of June of any year, on which celebrations take place, esp. in Ireland, to mark the anniversary of the events in Joyce's Ulysses.

ΚΠ

1924 J. Joyce Let. 27 June (1957) I. 216 A group of people who observe what they call Bloom's day—16 June. They sent me hortensias, white and blue, dyed.

1941 H. Gorman James Joyce iv. 118 Joyce..has..implanted the date of June 16, 1904 (‘Bloomsday’), in the mind of the reading public.

1966 R. Ellmann in Lett. J. Joyce III. facing p. 160 (caption) James Joyce photographed by Sylvia Beach on Bloomsday, 1925.

1977 Time 27 June 14/2 Some sentimental Irishmen were pleased that, whether deliberately or not, Cosgrave chose the anniversary of Bloomsday for the election.

2004 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 170/1 On each June 16, you would find him somewhere in the world with his fellow Joyceans celebrating Bloomsday and of course re-Joycing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bloomsday
释义	Bloomsdayn. Brit. /ˈbluːmzdeɪ/, U.S. /ˈblumzˌdeɪ/ Forms: 1900s– Bloomsday, 1900s– Bloom's day. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Bloom , day n. Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Leopold Bloom, one of the central characters in James Joyce's novel Ulysses (1922), in which all the action takes place on one day, 16 June 1904 + day n., probably punningly after doomsday n. The 16th of June 1904. Also: the 16th of June of any year, on which celebrations take place, esp. in Ireland, to mark the anniversary of the events in Joyce's Ulysses. ΚΠ 1924 J. Joyce Let. 27 June (1957) I. 216 A group of people who observe what they call Bloom's day—16 June. They sent me hortensias, white and blue, dyed. 1941 H. Gorman James Joyce iv. 118 Joyce..has..implanted the date of June 16, 1904 (‘Bloomsday’), in the mind of the reading public. 1966 R. Ellmann in Lett. J. Joyce III. facing p. 160 (caption) James Joyce photographed by Sylvia Beach on Bloomsday, 1925. 1977 Time 27 June 14/2 Some sentimental Irishmen were pleased that, whether deliberately or not, Cosgrave chose the anniversary of Bloomsday for the election. 2004 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 170/1 On each June 16, you would find him somewhere in the world with his fellow Joyceans celebrating Bloomsday and of course re-Joycing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1924
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