escapology

[ ih-skey-pol-uh-jee, es-key- ]
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nounChiefly British.
  1. the method or skill of extricating oneself from handcuffs, chains, etc., as of a magician or other performer.

Origin of escapology

1
First recorded in 1935–40; escape + -o- + -logy

Other words from escapology

  • es·cap·ol·o·gist, noun

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