Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trunk or treat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
trunk- or treat
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organized alternative to trick-or-treating where candy is handed out to children from cars in a parking lot.

American usage; Uncountable

verb

To participate in a trunk or treat event as a child.

American usage; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

trunk or treats (present, singular) trunk or treating (participle, present) trunk or treated (participle, past) trunk or treated (past)

Questions

What does trunk or treat mean?
An organized alternative to trick-or-treating where candy is handed out to children from cars in a parking lot.

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