trick-or-treat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trik awr treet]
- /trɪk ɔr trit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trik awr treet]
- /trɪk ɔr trit/

Definitions of trick-or-treat word

verb without object trick-or-treat to become involved or take part in trick or treat. 1
noun trick-or-treat a children's Halloween custom, in which they call on neighbors, using this phrase, and threaten to play a trick if a treat is not given. 1

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Origin of trick-or-treat

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Trick-or-treat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Trick-or-treat

trick-or-treat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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