trick or treat
Speech parts
1. trick or treat - Verb
2. trick or treat - Interjection
Meaning
trick or treat
A form of light-hearted extortion by which children get candy on Halloween.
Synonym: (dated, Ireland) help the Halloween party
trick-or-treat (third-person singular simple present trick-or-treats, present participle trick-or-treating, simple past and past participle trick-or-treated)
To extort small treats on Halloween by implied threat of property damage or practical joke.
Coordinate term: soul (All Souls Day)
Alternative names
trick-or-treat
Hypernyms
Examples
According to Williams, those living outside the modified Stage 2 regions who want to trick or treat should only do so outside, with people they live with, and while wearing a face covering – and a costume mask doesn’t count, he noted.
And sometimes afterward I’d come around and trick or treat really quick at our own door.
Dorri Partain Contributor What type of sweets will you get in your trick-or-treat bag?
CLIFTON PARK - It's trick or treat with a ghoulish twist of Covid-related practicality.
Judging from past trick-or-treat extravaganzas in downtown Mount Airy during the Halloween season, participating merchants seem to enjoy doling out treats just as much as the costumed kids receiving candy.
Get ready to trick-or-treat at this frightfully fun after-hours event featuring spectacular fireworks, dancing and encounters with Disney Characters.