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Devil's Night

Devil's Night proper noun: a particular night, commonly the night of the 30th to the 31st of October, during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.

Proper noun

Devil's Night (plural Devil's Nights)

  1. (New-Jersey, Chicago, Maryland, coastal New England, and especially Michigan) A particular night, commonly the night of the 30th to the 31st of October, during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of Devil's Night

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Forms of Devil's Night

pluralDevil's Nights

Questions about Devil's Night

What does Devil's Night mean?
Devil's Night means a particular night, commonly the night of the 30th to the 31st of October, during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.
What part of speech is Devil's Night?
Devil's Night is a proper noun.

Words near Devil's Night in the dictionary

  1. devil's livery
  2. devil's luck
  3. devil's needle
  4. devil's negation
  5. devil's nettle
  6. Devil's Night
  7. Devil's Nights
  8. devil's number
  9. devil's own
  10. devil's paintbrush
  11. devil's picture books

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