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What Does “Sweet or Trick” Mean?

Have you ever wondered what that ‘sweet or trick’ really means? On Halloween, children often say this phrase, which comes from the English Trick or Treat, which literally means ‘trick or treat’. Tradition says that children disguise themselves as scary characters, monsters, or anything creepy, and go through the neighborhood houses asking for candy, chocolates, or treats. If they don’t get anything, they might get a little trick!
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Have you ever wondered what that ‘sweet or trick’ really means? On Halloween, children often say this phrase, which comes from the English Trick or Treat, which literally means ‘trick or treat’. Tradition says that children disguise themselves as scary characters, monsters, or anything creepy, and go through the neighborhood houses asking for candy, chocolates, or treats. If they don’t get anything, they might get a little trick!

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Azteca Quintana Roo broke the news in on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
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