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kidology

British

/ kɪˈdɒlədʒɪ /

noun

informal the art or practice of bluffing or deception

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Etymology

Origin of kidology

C20: from _kid ² + _ology

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Andy Farrell has refused to be drawn on the Jones’s midweek kidology, meeting questions with a wall of PR speak about “process” and the like.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2022

Fury reveals that, before their first fight, he and Wilder exchanged regular texts – full of kidology and glee about how much money they would make together.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 21, 2020

Still no Rochdale team by the way – maybe this is some good old fashioned Cup kidology!

From The Guardian ● Feb. 18, 2018

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