decaversary

English

Etymology

Blend of deca- +‎ anniversary.

Noun

decaversary (plural decaversaries)

  1. (informal, rare) The tenth anniversary of something.
    • 2003, Albert Goldbarth, Combinations of the Universe, Ohio State University Press, →ISBN, page 122:
      where Rick and Dara took their vows. The priest
      was good, and the cake was good, and the wine so kickass special
      that they saved a liter to share on their decaversary.
    • 2011 October, Susan Segal, “Coast Calendar”, in Coast Magazine:
      The annual summer concert series is marking its decaversary by bringing back blink-182, the inaugural artist from the first Honda Civic Tour in 2001, along with My Chemical Romance, for a 40-plus date nationwide.
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