Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tip the gaff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: tip the -gaff
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give away how a magic trick is accomplished.

verb

To reveal a disguise or something hidden.

Example Sentences

"Penn and Teller see their style as rejecting the assumption that “the people in the audience are ignorant savages who will fall at our feet and worship us for performing supernatural miracles.” Penn may enjoy describing the “Penn & Teller” approach to magic as tipping the gaff..."
"1914: The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness, Volume 42, "The Parasite" by George Bronson-Howard Lady! She couldn't disguise herself as a lady with that Slavonic map of hers tipping the gaff, and those heavy hoofs of hers."

Inflected Forms

tips the gaff (present, singular) tipping the gaff (participle, present) tipped the gaff (participle, past) tipped the gaff (past)

Questions

What does tip the gaff mean?: To give away how a magic trick is accomplished.

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