Dunesday

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

Blend of dune +‎ doomsday. From 2026 films Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday. Coined by analogy with Barbenheimer. Doomsday itself derives from Dr. Doom 's + day, and Dr. Doom from doom. Dune derives from dune, as in sand dunes.

Proper noun

Dunesday

  1. (fandom slang, neologism) The future simultaneous release of two anticipated films (Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday) on December 18, 2026.
    • 2025 May 23, u/Maleficent-Ad-6117, reddit.com‎[1]:
      Introducing, Dunesday
    • 2025 May 23, The Hindu Bureau, “‘Avengers: Doomsday’ delayed to December 2026, set to clash With ‘Dune: Messiah’ in ‘Dunesday’ cinematic event”, in thehindu.com‎[2], archived from the original on 23 May 2025:
      The delay puts Doomsday in direct box-office collision with Dune: Messiah, the third and final installment of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune saga. The internet, unsurprisingly, already has a name for the upcoming double blockbuster weekend: Dunesday.
    • 2025 May 23, Ashima Grover, “Dunesday is the new Barbenheimer? Either way, Florence Pugh ‘always at the crime scene’”, in financialexpress.com‎[3], archived from the original on 29 June 2025:
      'Dunesday', aka Double Florence Pugh Feature Day, could be upon as Dune 3 and Avengers Doomsday may release on the same day next year amid Disney revisions.
    • 2025 May 24, u/dexter22__, reddit.com‎[4]:
      Me walking out of Dunesday knowing it’s the end of cinema as we know it.
    • 2025 June 17, u/Melodic_Guess3293, reddit.com‎[5]:
      We might be getting “Dunesday” next year after all.

Coordinate terms

  • ( Barbie + Oppenheimer ) Barbenheimer
  • ( Gladiator II + Wicked, Part I ) Glicked
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