Punkie Night

Punk·ie Night
UK/ˈpʌŋki ˌnaɪt/US/ˈpəŋ-/

proper noun

A night near the end of October, related to Halloween, observed in parts of South West England by the displaying of punkies (“lanterns similar to jack-o'-lanterns”), and traditionally by children begging for candles for their punkies and threatening people who refuse their requests.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. EnglandSouthWestchiefly SomersetA night near the end of October, related to Halloween, observed in parts of South West England by the displaying of punkies (“lanterns similar to jack-o'-lanterns”), and traditionally by children begging for candles for their punkies and threatening people who refuse their requests.

Origin

From punkie (“lantern similar to a jack-o’-lantern”) + night.

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APA

Punkie Night. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Punkie%20Night

MLA

“Punkie Night.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Punkie%20Night. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Punkie Night,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Punkie%20Night.

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