Houdini

proper nounnounverbattested in dialogue

The magician and escape artist Harry Houdini.

proper noun

1
The magician and escape artist Harry Houdini.

Etymology

Invented by Harry Houdini from the French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin.

noun

1
An escape artist.

verb

1
informalTo escape a difficult situation quickly.
“Hey! Let’s go see what the others are up too,” he suggested and Houdinied his way out from between the counter and Lorilei before fleeing to the hallway.
While she Houdinied out of the sheets she seesawed upright to a sitting position, then, free, she sprang to her feet, her spiffy breasts not the least bit fazed by her thunky dismount.
Friends: to those I Houdini-ed, those I ran away from, those I lied to, took advantage of, or abused in any sort of way, I am sorry.

Forms

plural: Houdinis
past tense: Houdinied, Houdini-ed
past participle: Houdinied, Houdini-ed
present participle: Houdiniing, Houdini-ing
third person singular: Houdinis

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