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Parlor Trick 

A practiced skill with very limited purpose or functionality. Used primarily to impress people, but usually only once.
That squirting-milk-out-your-eye thing he does is just a cheap parlor trick.
Parlor Trick by HeroSpirit August 23, 2017
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parlor trick 

that guy dave from M.L.King High is now doing parlor tricks on the corner of lexington and fifth. what a chump.
parlor trick by amol May 1, 2004

Parlor trick 

Parlor trick (par-lour tr-ick)

The act of blowing meth filled clouds on one's penis. Typically used in a parTy setting/environment. (Verb)
I.e. ”Chris did a parlor trick on Ryan's fat cock"
Parlor trick by Trojan Prince February 14, 2020

parlor trick 

What da spider famously tried to play on da fly through verbal enticement --- i.e., inviting in said buzzy being with promises of fine and homey accommodations.
Even modern-day folks could take a lesson from Mary Howitt's early-1800's kiddie-poem --- there are always gonna be plenty of deceitful shysters around who will try all number of "parlor tricks" on you in an attempt to lure you into their "webs of deception", such as financial scams, empty promises of romance, false/exaggerated claims or destitution, etc.
parlor trick by QuacksO July 11, 2023
Spidey sense for evading poop on the street, canine or otherwise.
When walking in NYC or LA, you need shitdar.
Shitdar by Sickomonster June 3, 2026
Word of the Day on June 6, 2026

Shackteâu

A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.
Shackteâu by ez-dog June 4, 2026
Word of the Day on June 5, 2026