trick or treat

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trick or treat

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Used as a greeting by children when trick-or-treating.

trick or treat

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Chiefly US and Canadian the cry by children at Halloween when they call at houses, indicating that they want a present or money or else they will play a trick on the householder

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trick or treat - a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse

asking, request - the verbal act of requesting

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