Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: pus(Noun) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection.
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.
No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day. -- VFW 2002 Memorial Day address. Memorial Day used to be a solemn day of mourning, a sacred day of remembrance to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. Businesses closed for the day. Towns held parades honoring the fallen, the parade routes often times ending at a local cemetery, where Memorial Day speeches were given and prayers offered up.