trickdom

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.

Related terms

• trickery