The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

(US, Canada) on Tuesday

(US, Canada) On Tuesday; each Tuesday.

plural of Tuesday

The day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, when pancakes are traditionally eaten, originally to use up milk and eggs that would otherwise spoil because of not being eaten during Lent.

(slang) The depressive period that typically occurs midweek, nominally on the Tuesday, following weekend (Friday or Saturday) use of party drugs such as ecstasy.

(US politics) The day in February or March on which a large number of states hold their primary elections for the process of nominating presidential candidates.

(chiefly used in Ireland, Canada and Australia) Shrove Tuesday.

(Christianity) The Tuesday before the onset of Lent.

October 24, 1929, the day of a major stock market crash, regarded as the onset of the Great Depression in the United States.