Etymology

Jedi mind trick

Je·di mind trick

Today it means: A mental feat such as apparently inducing someone to act a certain way or reading someone's mind, achieved as if by magic or telepathy. Full definition →

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The story

From the Star Wars films, the first of which—Star Wars—was released in 1977. In the films, members of the Jedi order are able to use a metaphysical power called the Force to implant suggestions in other people’s minds to induce them to act as the Jedi wish.

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