Halloween » Holloween

Classification: English – proper names

Spotted in the wild:

  • Polyurethane artificial holloween pumpkin, United States Patent 6555188 (link)
  • The next Americans Abroad is a Holloween drinks in a spooky pub (well ok, the cobwebs were already there and well… city types getting smashed can be a bit spooky). (meetup.com, Oct 2005)
  • Holloween and pumpkin carving (link)
  • Ok, so both Nike and Bape have released their Holloween edition kicks. (link)

Analyzed or reported by:

  • Kevin Marks (on IRC, Oct 30, 2005)
| link | entered by Chris Waigl, 2005/10/30 |

Commentaries

  1. 1

    Commentary by Bruce , 2006/02/16 at 10:36 am

    I don’t see this as an eggcorn. I think it is just a misspelling based on a common pronunciation.

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