fin de semaine folle

Etymology
lit. 'crazy weekend'. From the expansion of into a weekend.

Noun

 * 1) Thanksgiving Weekend or Black Friday Weekend the shopping period from Thanksgiving Thursday (U.S. Thanksgiving Day) through Cyber Monday, including Black Friday ( or ), with large discounts in the prices of goods

Usage notes
Though the holiday period is exclusive to the United States of America, the marketing and sales event has expanded out through the English-speaking world, and also into Europe. The holiday has not followed the sales and marketing event into other nations.