"tricks or treats" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} tricks or treats
  1. (dated) Alternative form of trick or treat. Tags: alt-of, alternative, dated Alternative form of: trick or treat Categories (topical): Halloween
    Sense id: en-tricks_or_treats-en-intj-wFA05M~t Disambiguation of Halloween: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 93 7

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tricks or treats (uncountable)
  1. (dated) Alternative form of trick-or-treating. Tags: alt-of, alternative, dated, uncountable Alternative form of: trick-or-treating Categories (topical): Halloween
    Sense id: en-tricks_or_treats-en-noun-iTzdAVc8 Disambiguation of Halloween: 52 48

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