Trick-or-treat

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To go door-to-door requesting candy on Halloween night while wearing a costume. intransitive

Example

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"Sami had a big trick-or-treat bucket."

Etymology

From trick or treat, the phrase stated as a greeting when accosting a household.

Related phrases

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