trick-or-treatv.

Brit.

/ˌtrɪkɔːˈtriːt/, U.S.

/ˌtrɪkərˈtrit/,

/ˈtrɪkərˌtrit/, Canadian English /ˌtrɪkərˈtrit/

Forms: also without hyphens.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: trick or treat int.

Etymology: < trick or treat int. Compare earlier trick-or-treater n., trick-or-treating n.Compare the following slightly earlier comparable uses of treating or tricking and tricked or treated:1939 Kenosha (Wisconsin) Evening News 3 Nov. 16/3 Jimmie Carroll, Jimmie Brady, Jimmie Quinn and Willie Hogan..were out ‘Treating or Tricking’, and got home mighty hungry.1939 Green Bay (Wisconsin) Press-Gaz. 4 Nov. 19/6 Two very young boys who tricked or treated a house in the neighborhood.

Originally North American.

1. intransitive. Usually of a child: to go from door to door at Halloween, asking for sweets or candy with the words ‘trick or treat’, typically while wearing a themed costume; to engage in trick-or-treating.Originally and sometimes with the implication that anyone not providing sweets, or other treats, would be subjected to a prank or practical joke.On the history and spread of this and related terms, see note at trick or treat int.

ΚΠ

1943 Amplifier (West Linn High School, Oregon) 22 Oct. 2/2 Trick or treating out with the gang, Gates mournfully creaking with a bang, Bony skeletons in closets hang—Halloween in America.

1975 Jrnl.-News (Rockland County, N.Y.) 1 Nov. 3 a/3 More than a thousand Rockland county children..trick-or-treated and marched in Halloween parades.

2012 M. G. Milam Haunted House Kid (e-book, accessed 28 July 2020) xxx. 79 Even though Alex considered himself too old to trick-or-treat,..[he] liked to celebrate the event dressed up in a costume.

2. transitive. Usually of a child: to ask (a person) for sweets or candy at Halloween by saying ‘trick or treat’; to visit (a house or neighbourhood) asking for sweets in this way.

ΚΠ

1944 Rhinelander (Wisconsin) Daily News 1 Nov. 2/3 Householders got ‘trick-or-treated’ out of their supplies of fruit and candies, a few windows were soaped.., and the city came through another Hallowe'en night comparatively unscathed.

1970 Alamogordo (New Mexico) Daily News 5 Nov. 8/1 Their cousin..went to see them and trick-or-treated them through the window, so they had a real nice Hallowe'en.

2010 R. Maggio et al. Pieces of Eight (e-book, accessed 28 July 2020) iii. 76 Sometimes we trick-or-treated the entire neighborhood, sneaked back into the basement, changed costumes, and went around again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	trick-or-treat
释义	trick-or-treatv. Brit. /ˌtrɪkɔːˈtriːt/, U.S. /ˌtrɪkərˈtrit/, /ˈtrɪkərˌtrit/, Canadian English /ˌtrɪkərˈtrit/ Forms: also without hyphens. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: trick or treat int. Etymology: < trick or treat int. Compare earlier trick-or-treater n., trick-or-treating n.Compare the following slightly earlier comparable uses of treating or tricking and tricked or treated:1939 Kenosha (Wisconsin) Evening News 3 Nov. 16/3 Jimmie Carroll, Jimmie Brady, Jimmie Quinn and Willie Hogan..were out ‘Treating or Tricking’, and got home mighty hungry.1939 Green Bay (Wisconsin) Press-Gaz. 4 Nov. 19/6 Two very young boys who tricked or treated a house in the neighborhood. Originally North American. 1. intransitive. Usually of a child: to go from door to door at Halloween, asking for sweets or candy with the words ‘trick or treat’, typically while wearing a themed costume; to engage in trick-or-treating.Originally and sometimes with the implication that anyone not providing sweets, or other treats, would be subjected to a prank or practical joke.On the history and spread of this and related terms, see note at trick or treat int. ΚΠ 1943 Amplifier (West Linn High School, Oregon) 22 Oct. 2/2 Trick or treating out with the gang, Gates mournfully creaking with a bang, Bony skeletons in closets hang—Halloween in America. 1975 Jrnl.-News (Rockland County, N.Y.) 1 Nov. 3 a/3 More than a thousand Rockland county children..trick-or-treated and marched in Halloween parades. 2012 M. G. Milam Haunted House Kid (e-book, accessed 28 July 2020) xxx. 79 Even though Alex considered himself too old to trick-or-treat,..[he] liked to celebrate the event dressed up in a costume. 2. transitive. Usually of a child: to ask (a person) for sweets or candy at Halloween by saying ‘trick or treat’; to visit (a house or neighbourhood) asking for sweets in this way. ΚΠ 1944 Rhinelander (Wisconsin) Daily News 1 Nov. 2/3 Householders got ‘trick-or-treated’ out of their supplies of fruit and candies, a few windows were soaped.., and the city came through another Hallowe'en night comparatively unscathed. 1970 Alamogordo (New Mexico) Daily News 5 Nov. 8/1 Their cousin..went to see them and trick-or-treated them through the window, so they had a real nice Hallowe'en. 2010 R. Maggio et al. Pieces of Eight (e-book, accessed 28 July 2020) iii. 76 Sometimes we trick-or-treated the entire neighborhood, sneaked back into the basement, changed costumes, and went around again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1943
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