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bed trick

bed trick noun: a plot device in traditional literature and theatre where a character begins sexual activity with someone else, then steals away after the lights are off, allowing another character to continue instead.

Noun

bed trick (plural bed tricks)

  1. A plot device in traditional literature and theatre where a character begins sexual activity with someone else, then steals away after the lights are off, allowing another character to continue instead.

Forms of bed trick

pluralbed tricks

Questions about bed trick

What does bed trick mean?
Bed trick means a plot device in traditional literature and theatre where a character begins sexual activity with someone else, then steals away after the lights are off, allowing another character to continue instead.
What part of speech is bed trick?
Bed trick is a noun.
What is the plural of bed trick?
The plural of bed trick is bed tricks.

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