"trick-or-treating" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From trick-or-treat + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trick-or-treat|ing}} trick-or-treat + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} trick-or-treating (uncountable)
  1. The practice of going house to house on Halloween evening to receive treats. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Halloween
    Sense id: en-trick-or-treating-en-noun-tLtiycBc Disambiguation of Halloween: 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tricks or treats [dated]

Verb

Etymology: From trick-or-treat + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trick-or-treat|ing}} trick-or-treat + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} trick-or-treating
  1. present participle and gerund of trick-or-treat Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: trick-or-treat
    Sense id: en-trick-or-treating-en-verb-hIQddoMQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tricks or treats [dated]

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