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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used as a greeting when trick-or-treating.
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- interjection A form of
extortion by which children getcandy onHalloween .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse
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