Retailers have passed the prime time, obviously; just take a peek at the Walmart garden department – it's Christmas next (my favorite) while I look forward to Thanksgiving. Now I'm probably the only one who hasn't yet stocked up for trick-or-treaters. However, I am piqued (angered) by the urbandictionary.com definition: "Greedy annoying kids who dedicate October 31st to looking ugly ..." I disagree! Where is the love?
Although my thrill over Halloween peaked when our kids grew up, it still brings back fun memories of meeting neighbors as I followed youngsters around East Mill Creek. Now I just hope for leftover treats, since our children are gone and won't be sharing with their dad after the walking tour.
So I hope this satisfies loyal readers who have waited several years for a post to pique their interest in the homophone as a type of noun:
"each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, e.g., new and knew." – Google defined.
Happy Halloween and holiday season!
One of "Three Amigos" 10/24 (brothers not shown)
