Halloweekend

Halloweekend

English

Alternative forms

• halloweekend

Etymology

Blend of Halloween +‎ weekend.

Proper noun

Halloweekend

1. The weekend where Halloween falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday; or a weekend before or after Halloween, when Halloween festivities are celebrated, if Halloween does not fall on a weekend.
   • 2011, Nissa Ostroff, "Last minute costume ideas", The Vanderbilt Hustler (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN), 27 October 2011, page 6:

     Even if you've missed the Halloweekend memo, putting together a last-minute costume can still be easy and cheap.

   • 2015, Nebraska Lucas, "WU-approved costumes for budgeting couples", Willamette Collegian, 29 October 2015, page 4:

     As it nears “Halloweekend,” we tend to find ourselves scrambling for cheap, last-minute Halloween costumes and if you're currently engaged in some type of partnership, you may find yourself dressing for two.

   • 2020, Sydney Olinger, "Friars Celebrate Día de los Muertos", The Cowl (Providence College, Providence, RI), 12 November 2020, page 2:

     Despite this year's restrictions on social gatherings, Halloweekend was still a great time to have fun while staying within pods.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Halloweekend.

See also

• Halloweek