trick-or-treat

See also: trick or treat

English

Etymology

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

Verb

trick-or-treat (third-person singular simple present trick-or-treats, present participle trick-or-treating, simple past and past participle trick-or-treated)

  1. To go door-to-door asking for candy on Halloween night while wearing a costume.
    Coordinate term: soul (All Souls Day)

Derived terms
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