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Definition of hogmanay : The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the gift given to an applicant.

Synonyms:

first night, April Fools' Day, Martin Luther King Day, Flag Day, Mardi Gras, Mother's Day, button day, Father's Day, national holiday

Usage examples:

• A frien' o' mine- a grocer he was- had sent it across the street to me, for it was hard upo' Hogmanay. - "Alec Forbes of Howglen", George MacDonald.
• He testified against all dues and cesses, against all customs and excises, taxes and burdens; against beer and ale and wines and tobacco; against mumming and peep- shows and dancing, and every sort of play; against Christmas and Easter and Pentecost and Hogmanay. - "Salute to Adventurers", John Buchan.
• But we'll stan' while we can, an' be dancin' while we may, For there's twa we hae to finish, an' it's Hogmanay. - "Songs of Angus and More Songs of Angus", Violet Jacob.