Halloweek

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The week of Halloween. informal

    "For a full “Halloweek,” Buzz Lightyear and his Space Rangers battle the ultimate cavalcade of monsters, including the space incarnations of Dracula (“NOS-4-A2,” an energy vampire); the Wolfman (“Wirewolf,” a human who becomes a wolf-like, energy-thirsting creature after being nipped by NOS-4-A2); the Frankenstein monster (“XL,” a self-made robotic monster comprised of stolen parts) and the Mummy (“Ancient Evil,” an entombed “mummy” capable of draining a human's lifeforce); as well as an episode (“Revenge of the Monsters”) featuring the entire quartet of monsters as organized by NOS-4-A2."

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"For a full “Halloweek,” Buzz Lightyear and his Space Rangers battle the ultimate cavalcade of monsters, including the space incarnations of Dracula (“NOS-4-A2,” an energy vampire); the Wolfman (“Wirewolf,” a human who becomes a wolf-like, energy-thirsting creature after being nipped by NOS-4-A2); the Frankenstein monster (“XL,” a self-made robotic monster comprised of stolen parts) and the Mummy (“Ancient Evil,” an entombed “mummy” capable of draining a human's lifeforce); as well as an episode (“Revenge of the Monsters”) featuring the entire quartet of monsters as organized by NOS-4-A2."

Etymology

Blend of Halloween + week.

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