Cabbage Night
n.— «Ah, the joys of the annual ritual of mischief known throughout Vermont as Cabbage Night. It’s the night many home- and business-owners have come to dread as youths harness all their collective naughtiness into one evening of mayhem, albeit with eggs, toilet paper, shaving cream and tomatoes.» —“Homeowners, businesses brace for Cabbage Night” by Lauren Ober Burlington Free Press (Vermont) Oct. 31, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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