trick-or-treat

See also: trick or treat

English

Etymology

From trick or treat, the phrase stated as a greeting when accosting a household.

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 extort small treats on Halloween by implied threat of property damage or practical joke.

   Coordinate term: soul (All Souls Day)

Derived terms

• trick or treat
• Trick or Treat!
• trick-or-treater
• trick-or-treating