TRICK OR TREAT
Dictionary entry overview: What does trick or treat mean? • TRICK OR TREAT (noun)
The noun TRICK OR TREAT has 1 sense:
1. a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse
Familiarity information: TRICK OR TREAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRICK OR TREAT (noun)
Meaning:
A request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("trick or treat" is a kind of...):
asking; request (the verbal act of requesting)
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