BELIEVE NOTHING
QUESTION EVERYTHING
STAY FROSTY, FOR CHICANERY AND LEGERDEMAIN IS AFOOT
BELIEVE NOTHING
QUESTION EVERYTHING
STAY FROSTY, FOR CHICANERY AND LEGERDEMAIN IS AFOOT
This word comes from the Middle French 'leger de main,' which translates to "light of hand."
This word comes from the Middle French 'leger de main,' which translates to "light of hand."
(n.)
- Sleight of hand tricks; a display of skill or adroitness.
(n.)
- Sleight of hand tricks; a display of skill or adroitness.
I enjoy the idea that we help pensioners in poverty by giving money explicitly not to them
I enjoy the idea that we help pensioners in poverty by giving money explicitly not to them
I think I see what they're doing.
Let me walk you through how this particular piece of verbal legerdemain works using an example more familiar to people, an employment contract.
(Spoiler: Playing dumb semantics word games that rely on people not knowing how trade negotiations work.)
Bessent: "I believe that he is referring to sub-deals within the negotiations."
Raddatz: "But those aren't actually deals."
I think I see what they're doing.
Let me walk you through how this particular piece of verbal legerdemain works using an example more familiar to people, an employment contract.
(Spoiler: Playing dumb semantics word games that rely on people not knowing how trade negotiations work.)
(adj.)
- Characterized by excessive speech; wordy.
- Overly talkative; prone to babblement.
Used in a sentence:
“Little leaves me as livid as a loquacious Luddite who lacks learning and loves the labyrinth of ludicrously lowbrow legerdemain.”
(adj.)
- Characterized by excessive speech; wordy.
- Overly talkative; prone to babblement.
Used in a sentence:
“Little leaves me as livid as a loquacious Luddite who lacks learning and loves the labyrinth of ludicrously lowbrow legerdemain.”
"My lead-in is muppets making prank calls"
I feel like this is the same legerdemain.
"My lead-in is muppets making prank calls"
I feel like this is the same legerdemain.