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- noun colloquial, humorous, dialect
Trickery .
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Examples
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Tucker also took the lead in the stylistic innovations adopted by the group, combining gospel shouting and subtle melismas with the syncopated delivery made popular by The Golden Gate Quartet, as well as adventuresome harmonies, which the group called "trickeration", in which Paul Owens or another member of the group would pick up a note just as Tucker left off.
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After hearing it twice in the first 5 minutes of the Chick fil-A Bowl, I was going to devote today's entire column to how stupid the so-called word "trickeration" sounds.
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After hearing it twice in the first 5 minutes of the Chick fil-A Bowl, I was going to devote today's entire column to how stupid the so-called word "trickeration" sounds.
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After hearing it twice in the first 5 minutes of the Chick fil-A Bowl, I was going to devote today's entire column to how stupid the so-called word "trickeration" sounds.
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On this fourth down play, Duval went to some "trickeration," with the hook-and-ladder play.
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After hearing it twice in the first 5 minutes of the Chick fil-A Bowl, I was going to devote today's entire column to how stupid the so-called word "trickeration" sounds.
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"trickeration", in which Paul Owens or another member of the group would pick up a note just as Tucker left off.
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Among the world's major languages, none surpasses ours in its capacity to connote and convey nuances, fine-grained distinctions and subtleties -- the sorts of linguistic trickeration that help us avoid conflict while resolving disagreements about touchy subjects.
Tony Phillips: English Lacks Vocabulary for Safe Discussion of Stepchildren Tony Phillips 2011
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Having cemented his reputation as not just a great goalscorer, but now a leader of men, it's up to him to supply that enchanted bit of sleight of foot trickeration.
David Henry Sterry: Can USA Beat Ghana? Yes, We Can! Here's How... 2010
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I expect that coaches Bobby Bowden, Jimbo Fisher and the FSU staff will throw the kitchen sink at UF: new schemes, trick plays, 4th down trickeration ... etc.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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