"trunk or treat" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} trunk or treat (uncountable)
  1. (US) An organized alternative to trick-or-treating where candy is handed out to children from cars in a parking lot. Tags: US, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trunk_or_treat-en-noun-oUpjS6NJ Categories (other): American English, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 81 19

Verb

Forms: trunk or treats [present, singular, third-person], trunk or treating [participle, present], trunk or treated [participle, past], trunk or treated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|trunk or treats|trunk or treating|trunk or treated|trunk or treated}} trunk or treat (third-person singular simple present trunk or treats, present participle trunk or treating, simple past and past participle trunk or treated)
  1. (US) To participate in a trunk or treat event as a child. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-trunk_or_treat-en-verb-cHe3SIhc Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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