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Professional cant; the chatter of conjurers to divert attention from their tricks; hence, jugglery.

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  1. n. Professional cant; the chatter of conjurers to divert attention from their tricks; hence, jugglery.
  2. Professional cant; the chatter of conjurers to divert attention from their tricks; hence, jugglery. [Colloq.]
  3. Professional cant; the chatter of conjurers to divert attentionfrom their tricks; hence, jugglery. [Colloq.]