trickdom

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English

Etymology

From trick +‎ -dom.

Noun

trickdom (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The world or realm of tricks.
    • 1909, Albert Shaw, The American Review of Reviews - Volume 40:
      Explicit Instructions for taking the dog through kindergarten and finishing school of trickdom.
    • 1940, Jacob Deschin, Photo Tricks and Effects:
      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.
    • 1958, William Ballantine, Wild tigers & tame fleas:
      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.