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trickdom en · NOUN

Etymology

From trick + -dom.

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) The world or realm of tricks.
    • Nowhere in all photographic trickdom is it possible to get so complete a total impression as in the photomontage, which employs a number of different pictorial elements to weave a single message. 1940, Jacob Deschin, Photo Tricks and Effects:
    • There seems to be nothing new in elephant trickdom. All the elaborate, purportedly new, stunts are merely variations of four basic maneuvers: the leg-stand; the lay-down; the sit-up; and the whirl-around. 1958, William Ballantine, Wild tigers & tame fleas:
    • Explicit Instructions for taking the dog through kindergarten and finishing school of trickdom. 1909, Albert Shaw, The American Review of Reviews - Volume 40:

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