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trick cyclist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Slang sense a deliberate malapropism of psychiatrist.

Meanings

1. (literally) A person who performs tricks while riding a bicycle.
2. (UK, slang) A psychiatrist.
   • It was a commonplace for the medical officer to refer problem cases to the "trick cyclist" so that people got used to the idea that he might be able to help. 1964, The British journal of criminology:
   • But what if it had the contrary effect? What if his wife turned wholly sane? What if she announced, not on any trick cyclist's couch... 1984, Michael Innes, Carson's conspiracy:
   • "I want to, and my trick-cyclist says it might help. Kill or cure." 1989, Peter Dickinson, Skeleton-in-waiting:

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