Mischief Night
English
editProper noun
editMischief Night (plural Mischief Nights)
- (UK, Canada, US) A particular night during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.
- (dated, originally) The night before May Day.
- (UK) Mostly practiced in the North West of England, Mischief night (“missie night” in Liverpool ) is the 30th of October (the night before Halloween).
- (US, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and especially New Jersey) The night of the 30th to the 31st of October (the night before Halloween).
Synonyms
edit- (around New York City, Connecticut, Rhode Island): Trick Night
- (around New York City, Connecticut, Rhode Island): Gate Night
- (New York City, upstate New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont): Cabbage Night (especially in upstate New York, Vermont, and Bergen County, NJ)
- (around New York City): Goosey Night
- (Chicago, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey, coastal New England): Devil's Night (especially in Michigan)
- (Liverpool): Mizzy Night