Mischief Night (English, name)
expansion: Mischief Night (plural Mischief Nights)
Senses:
glosses: A particular night during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.
The night before May Day.
qualifier: originally
tags: Canada
UK
US
dated
glosses: A particular night during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.
Mostly practiced in the North West of England, Mischief night (“missie night” in Liverpool ) is the 30th of October (the night before Halloween).
tags: Canada
UK
US
glosses: A particular night during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.
The night of the 30th to the 31st of October (the night before Halloween).
qualifier: Maryland; Delaware; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; Maryland; Delaware; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut
tags: Canada
New-Jersey
New-York
Pennsylvania
UK
US
especially
Forms:
form: Mischief Nights
tags: plural