escapology

[ih-skey-pol-uh-jee, es-key-]

es·cap·ol·o·gy

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

Origin:
1935–40; escape + -o- + -logy

es·cap·ol·o·gist, noun
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Escapology has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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escapologist (ˌɛskəˈpɒlədʒɪst)
 
n
Also called: escape artist an entertainer who specializes in freeing himself or herself from confinement
 
esca'pology
 
n

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