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tip the gaff

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To give away how a magic trick is accomplished.
  2. To reveal a disguise or something hidden.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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