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Mischief Night

Mischief Night proper noun: the night before May Day.

Proper noun

Mischief Night (plural Mischief Nights)

  1. (Canada, UK, US, dated, originally) The night before May Day.
  2. (Canada, UK, US) The 30th of October, the night before Halloween
  3. (Canada, UK, US) The 4th of November, the night before Guy Fawkes Night.
  4. (Canada, New-Jersey, New-York, Pennsylvania, UK, US) The night of the 30th to the 31st of October (the night before Halloween).

Synonyms of Mischief Night

Forms of Mischief Night

pluralMischief Nights

Questions about Mischief Night

What does Mischief Night mean?
Mischief Night means the night before May Day.
What part of speech is Mischief Night?
Mischief Night is a proper noun.

Words near Mischief Night in the dictionary

  1. mischecks
  2. Mischel
  3. Mischels
  4. mischevious
  5. mischief
  6. Mischief Night
  7. Mischief Nights
  8. mischief rule
  9. mischief rules
  10. mischief-maker
  11. mischief-makers

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