Halloween hangover
n.— «The days after the biggest candy holiday in America are often considered some of the worst days of the year because of what’s known as the “Halloween Hangover.” Every Halloween, trick-or-treaters collect billions of dollars worth of candy corn, chocolate, licorice, gum…you name it. And many of the little super heroes and fairy princesses will be on a sugar high from eating extra candy during the week» —“Avoiding the Halloween Hangover” by Connie Thompson KOMO-TV (Seattle, Washington) Nov. 1, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What’s up with ketchup? The shifting history and spelling of the name of this condiment. For centuries, ketchup was a fishy sauce originating in Asia—the tomatoes came only later! Plus, a new book shows what’s lost when a language dies: when there...
Lisa from Tabernacle, New Jersey, grew up using the term cabbage night to refer to the night before Halloween when all manner of mischief takes place. The term itself goes back to the 1860s, while the custom of pranks on October 30 is older. The...