HALLOWEEN
NOUNS
1895 — MOVING NIGHT the night before Halloween when children remove and hide loose items from around houses and often play other pranks → Amer. dial.
1899 — TICKTACK NIGHT Halloween night → Amer. dial.
1905 — MEAL-AND-BREE NIGHT Halloween → Sc. (Bk.)
1940 — SCARE PARTY a Halloween party → African-American sl.
1949 — BEGGARS’ NIGHT the night when children dress up as beggars and go door to door asking for candy and other sweets; Halloween eve → Amer. dial.
1975 — CABBAGE NIGHT the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people’s porches, and play other pranks → Amer. dial.
1975 — CABBAGE STUMP NIGHT the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people’s porches, and play other pranks → Amer. dial.
1977— GOOSEY NIGHT — GOOSIE NIGHT the night before Halloween → Amer. dial.
1977 — MISCHIEF NIGHT the night before Halloween, when doorbells are rung, gates removed from their hinges, car windows soaped, and houses and walks marked with chalk, egg, or flour → Amer. dial.
1977 — PICKET NIGHT the night before Halloween, when young people play pranks; so called from the custom of producing noise by running a stick along a picket fence → Amer. dial.
1983 — DEVIL’S NIGHT the night before Halloween, when young people vandalize → Amer. dial.
INTERJECTIONS
1947 — OAP OR EATS! used by children on Halloween to request treats → Amer. dial.
1956 — OAP OR GRUB! used by children on Halloween to request treats → Amer. dial.
1971 — HELP THE POOR! an expression used at Halloween by children instead of ‘trick or treat’ → Amer. dial.
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