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trick or treat

intj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A form of a light-hearted request by which children obtain candy on Halloween while wearing themed costumes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: help the Halloween party

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: request, asking

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 不給糖就搗亂 /不给糖就捣乱 (bù gěi táng jiù dǎoluàn) — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不給糖就搗蛋 /不给糖就捣蛋 (bù gěi táng jiù dǎodàn) — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乞糖 — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Danish: slik eller ballade — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Esperanto: ŝercon aŭ delekton — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Esperanto: ruzon aŭ donacon — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Finnish: karkki tai kepponen — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • French: farce ou friandise — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • French: bonbon ou bâton — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • French: des bonbons ou un sort — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • German: Süßes, sonst gibt's Saures — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • German: Streich oder Süßigkeiten — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Greek: κέρασμα ή φάρσα (kérasma í fársa) — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Hebrew: ממתק או ברדק — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Hungarian: csokit vagy csalunk — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Hungarian: csokit vagy csínyt — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Hungarian: csínyt vagy csokit — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Hungarian: adsz vagy lesz kapsz — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Hungarian: adsz vagy kapsz — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Hungarian: ha nem adsz, lesz kapsz — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Hungarian: ajándékot vagy megtréfálunk — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Icelandic: grikk eða gott — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Irish: cleas nó cóir — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Italian: dolcetto o scherzetto — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Japanese: トリックオアトリート (torikku oa torīto) — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Korean: 사탕 주면 안 잡아먹지 (satang jumyeon an jabameokji) — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Korean: 사탕 아니면 골탕 (satang animyeon goltang) — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Mongolian: хуурах уу, дайлах уу (xuurax uu, dajlax uu) — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Norwegian: knask eller knep — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Polish: cukierek albo psikus — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Portuguese: gostosuras ou travessuras — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Portuguese: travessuras ou gostosuras — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Portuguese: doces ou travessuras — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Portuguese: doçuras ou travessuras — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Russian: сладость или гадость (sladostʹ ili gadostʹ) — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Spanish: treta o trato — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Spanish: dulce o trato — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Spanish: truco o trato — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Spanish: tricotrí — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Swedish: bus eller godis — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Turkish: şaka mı şeker mi — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Vietnamese: cho kẹo hay bị ghẹo — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat
  • Vietnamese: lừa hay lộc — request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat