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- verb Present participle of
trick-or-treat . - verb Going from
door todoor gettingcandy onHalloween night.
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Examples
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We couldn't help grinning at the practice of trick-or-treating at businesses!
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It is a religious holiday that has entered the general American cultural ethos and is celebrated with trick-or-treating and costume parties.
Grove Harris: Halloween and Samhain: Secular and Sacred Celebrations Grove Harris 2010
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We couldn't help grinning at the practice of trick-or-treating at businesses!
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Check out Zillow's five best trick-or-treating neighborhoods in Denver, as well as our guide to the area's best haunted houses.
Denver's Best Trick-Or Treating Neighborhoods, According To Zillow The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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We couldn't help grinning at the practice of trick-or-treating at businesses!
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We couldn't help grinning at the practice of trick-or-treating at businesses!
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My son has grown very fond of the special man in my life (as have I), and has suggested that we all share in the trick-or-treating experience together.
Our non-traditional Halloween « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting 2009
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Have a great time trick-or-treating with your family!
Our non-traditional Halloween « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting 2009
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My son spent the next few days with his dad, but on Halloween, my boyfriend and I drove down to meet them so we could go trick-or-treating together.
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We couldn't help grinning at the practice of trick-or-treating at businesses!
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