"electrickery" meaning in All languages combined

See electrickery on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: Blend of electricity + trickery Etymology templates: {{blend|en|electricity|trickery}} Blend of electricity + trickery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} electrickery (uncountable)
  1. (humorous) Electricity, or the technological advances that it underpins. Tags: humorous, uncountable
    Sense id: en-electrickery-en-noun-nKma-pjQ Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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