"idiot stick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: idiot sticks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} idiot stick (plural idiot sticks)
  1. A trick toy in which the mark is challenged to catch a hooked stick on a rubber band inside a tube. In reality, there is no rubber band in the tube; the trickster creates the illusion of one by propelling the handle of the stick by squeezing it between their fingers, which looks as if it is being pulled back in by the rubber band. Categories (topical): Toys
    Sense id: en-idiot_stick-en-noun-7vdYj1To Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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