Blackout Wednesday

Blackout Wednesday (also known as Drinksgiving) refers to binge drinking on the night before the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Very few people work on Thanksgiving, and most college students are home with their families for the Thanksgiving holiday, which means that high school friends can catch up at the local bar as they converge on their hometown.

"Blacking out" is a slang term for unconsciousness and/or memory loss due to excessive alcohol intoxication. In some Chicago suburbs like Highwood, Naperville, and Rockford, Blackout Wednesday can be a more popular party night than New Year's Eve or Saint Patrick's Day.

In some cities, it is the worst drunk driving night of the year, and police departments increase patrols checking for drunk driving in many jurisdictions including in Indiana and Minnesota. MADD reports that the Thanksgiving holiday produces more people killed in drunk driving crashes than the Christmas holiday.

The term "Drinksgiving" dates to 2007. The phenomenon is believed to have originated decades before the names were created.

Also

• Alcohol (drug)

References

1. Rolling blackout
2. Borg (drink)
3. Teetotalism
4. New York City blackout of 1977
5. Blackout (drug-related amnesia)
6. Driving under the influence
7. Speakeasy
8. Absinthe
9. Dutch courage
10. Moonshine
11. Thanksgiving (United States)
12. Rum-running
13. November
14. Holiday heart syndrome
15. Al-Anon/Alateen
16. Delirium tremens
17. Alcoholic hallucinosis
18. Rum ration
19. List of countries with alcohol prohibition
20. Buckfast Tonic Wine