soap night

noun

The night, traditionally two days before Halloween, when small children would use leftover solid soap to smear the windows of their neighbors' houses as a mild prank.

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Meanings

nounsoap night (plural soap nights)

plural soap nights

  1. USdatedThe night, traditionally two days before Halloween, when small children would use leftover solid soap to smear the windows of their neighbors' houses as a mild prank.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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