Mischief Night
Pre-Halloween troublemaking
Mischief Night is the evening before Halloween, traditionally when children and teenagers engage in minor pranks and vandalism—soaping windows, throwing eggs, toilet-papering trees, smashing pumpkins.
The term is primarily used in the northeastern United States; other regions call it Devil's Night or Gate Night, or don't observe it at all.
The neighbors always bring their porch decorations inside on Mischief Night.
- trick or treatHalloween door-to-door phrase
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
- flourMilled grain powder
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Costumed candy solicitation
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