codology

British

/ kɒdˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

informal the art or practice of bluffing or deception

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So, yes, “Da,” as directed by Charlotte Moore, has lot of claptrap — or what several characters call “codology” — but less psychologizing and sentimentalizing than you might expect.

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