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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trick-or-treat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
trick--or-treat
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go door-to-door requesting candy on Halloween night while wearing a costume.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

trick- (present, singular) -treats (present, singular) trick- (participle, present) -treating (participle, present) trick- (participle, past) trick- (past) -treated (participle, past) -treated (past)

Phrases

trick or treat trick-or-treater trick-or-treating

Frequently Paired Words

soul

Questions

What does trick-or-treat mean?
To go door-to-door requesting candy on Halloween night while wearing a costume.
Where does trick-or-treat come from?
From trick or treat, the phrase stated as a greeting when accosting a household.

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