Meaning of the word "trick or treat" in English
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trick or treat
US /trɪk ɔr triːt/
UK /trɪk ɔr triːt/
Phrase
1.
a Halloween custom in which children in costume visit houses and ask for treats, threatening to play tricks if they do not get them
Example:
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The children went from door to door, shouting "Trick or treat!"
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Every Halloween, my kids love to go trick or treating.
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