October 31, 2003

• Falloween
  
  

  (fawl.oh.WEEN) n. An extended celebration or observance of Halloween, often beginning several weeks before the day; the retail season that extends from the beginning of fall through Halloween and Thanksgiving in the U.S..

  
  

  
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  In fact, the Consumer Trends Institute recently coined the word "Falloween" to describe how the decorations we once put up for one night of trick-or-treating have edged away from ghosts and goblins in pursuit of a more seasonal lifespan. 
  —Kim Ode, "Christmas? Already?," Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), October 19, 2003

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