escapology

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

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. the method or skill of extricating oneself from handcuffs, chains, etc., as of a magician or other performer.

Other Words From

• es·cap·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of escapology¹

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