first footing

noun

Etymology

From Scots tae first-fit (“to be the first to visit at the new year”, literally “to first-foot”).

  1. derived from first-fit

Definitions

  1. The practice, during Hogmanay, of visiting friends and family, especially to be the first…

    The practice, during Hogmanay, of visiting friends and family, especially to be the first person to cross a home's threshold after midnight on New Year's Eve bearing a small gift.

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