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 October 27, Nissa Ostroff, “Last minute costume ideas”, in The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, page 6:

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

   • 2015 October 29, Nebraska Lucas, “WU-approved costumes for budgeting couples”, in Willamette Collegian, 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 November 12, Sydney Olinger, “Friars Celebrate Día de los Muertos”, in The Cowl, Providence College, Providence, RI, 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