trick or treat noun
[noncount] : a custom on Halloween in which children knock on people's doors and say “trick or treat” when the doors are opened to ask for candy
▪ We got all dressed up for trick or treat. ▪ When the door opened the kids all shouted “Trick or treat!”
▪ We got all dressed up for trick or treat. ▪ When the door opened the kids all shouted “Trick or treat!”
— trick–or–treat·er noun, plural trick–or–treat·ers [count]
▪ We had a lot of trick-or-treaters at our house this year.
▪ We had a lot of trick-or-treaters at our house this year.
— trick–or–treat·ing noun [noncount]
▪ The kids went trick-or-treating.
▪ The kids went trick-or-treating.
