trick or treat

See also: trick-or-treat

English

Alternative forms

• tricks or treats (dated)

Interjection

trick or treat

1. A form of a light-hearted request by which children obtain candy on Halloween while wearing themed costumes.
   • 1987, Kai Hansen, "Halloween", Helloween, Keeper Of The Seven Keys: Part 1.

     Meet the others at the store, / Knock on other people's door / Trick or treat they have no choice, / Little ghost's are makin' lotsa noise

   Synonym: (dated, Ireland) help the Halloween party

Translations

a request for candy tied to an unstated light-hearted threat

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不給糖就搗亂 / 不给糖就捣乱 (bù gěi táng jiù dǎoluàn), 不給糖就搗蛋 / 不给糖就捣蛋 (bù gěi táng jiù dǎodàn), 乞糖

• Danish: slik eller ballade
• Esperanto: ŝercon aŭ delekton, ruzon aŭ donacon
• Finnish: karkki tai kepponen
• French: farce ou friandise (fr), bonbon ou bâton, des bonbons ou un sort
• German: (in translated movies, TV series etc.) Süßes oder Saures, Süßes, sonst gibt's Saures, Streich oder Süßigkeiten
• Greek: κέρασμα ή φάρσα (kérasma í fársa)
• Hebrew: ממתק או ברדק
• Hungarian: csokit vagy csalunk, csokit vagy csínyt / csínyt vagy csokit, adsz vagy lesz kapsz, adsz vagy kapsz, ha nem adsz, lesz kapsz, ajándékot vagy megtréfálunk
• Icelandic: grikk eða gott
• Irish: cleas nó cóir
• Italian: dolcetto o scherzetto
• Japanese: トリックオアトリート (ja) (torikku oa torīto)
• Korean: 사탕 주면 안 잡아먹지 (satang jumyeon an jabameokji), 사탕 아니면 골탕 (satang animyeon goltang)
• Mongolian: хуурах уу, дайлах уу (xuurax uu, dajlax uu)
• Norwegian: knask eller knep
• Polish: cukierek albo psikus
• Portuguese: gostosuras ou travessuras, travessuras ou gostosuras, doces ou travessuras, doçura ou travessura
• Spanish: truco o trato, tricotrí (United States), treta o trato, dulce o trato
• Swedish: bus eller godis (sv)
• Turkish: şaka mı şeker mi
• Vietnamese: cho kẹo hay bị ghẹo, lừa hay lộc

See also

• trick-or-treat
• happy Halloween