"trick-or-treat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: trick-or-treats [present, singular, third-person], trick-or-treating [participle, present], trick-or-treated [participle, past], trick-or-treated [past]
Etymology: From trick or treat, the phrase stated as a greeting when accosting a household. Etymology templates: {{m|en|trick or treat}} trick or treat Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: trick-or-treating Categories (topical): Halloween Derived forms: trick or treat, trick-or-treater, trick-or-treating

Inflected forms

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