JUGGLERY

jugglery

(noun) the performance of a juggler

jugglery

(noun) artful trickery designed to achieve an end; “the senator’s tax program was mere jugglery”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

jugglery (countable and uncountable, plural juggleries)

(uncountable) The art of a juggler (i.e. trickery or deception).

(countable) An instance of such trickery or deception.

Source: Wiktionary


Jug"gler*y, n. Etym: [OE. & OF. joglerie, F. jonglerie.]

1. The art or act of a juggler; sleight of hand.

2. Trickery; imposture; as, political jugglery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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