parlor trick

A form of parlour trick — A piece of trickery or falsehood, especially a trivial one.

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Meanings

nounparlor trick (plural parlor tricks)

plural parlor tricks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of parlour trick.
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parlor trick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlor%20trick

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