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trick or treat

 
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–noun
a children's Halloween custom, in which they call on neighbors, using this phrase, and threaten to play a trick if a treat is not given.
Origin:
1940–45
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trick-or-treat

  [trik-er-treet]
–verb (used without object)
to become involved or take part in trick or treat.
Origin:
1940–45

Related forms:
trick-or-treater, noun
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trick or treat  
interj.  Used as a greeting by children when trick-or-treating.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

trick or treat

A greeting by children asking for treats on Halloween and threatening to play a trick on those who refuse to give them. For example, The children went from house to house, shouting "Trick or treat!" [c. 1940]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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