bed trick

noun

A plot device in traditional literature and theatre where a character begins sexual activity with someone else, then steals away after the lights are off, allowing another character to continue instead.

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Meanings

nounbed trick (plural bed tricks)

plural bed tricks

  1. A plot device in traditional literature and theatre where a character begins sexual activity with someone else, then steals away after the lights are off, allowing another character to continue instead.
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APA

bed trick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20trick

MLA

“bed trick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20trick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bed trick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20trick.

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