"Weekend" first popped up in the late 1600s, when it literally meant the end of the week. But by the late 1800s, people started using it to mean Saturday and Sunday, especially in factory towns. 🏭 Weekend can also be a verb, meaning to spend a weekend somewhere (as in, "we like to weekend in the Hamptons") but people who use it that way are generally shunned. Do we need a new word for something? Tell us your new word below. | Dictionary.com