bed trick

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Synonyms: bedtick, betrick, red brick, bed rock, bid tick, odd trick

Antonyms: bedtick, betrick, red brick, bed rock, bid tick, odd trick

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Noun

1. A plot device in traditional [[literature]] and [[theatre]] where a [[character]] begins sexual activity with someone else, then steals away after the lights are off, allowing another character to continue instead.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2013/may/16/bed-trick-short-film-inspired-changeling Bed Trick: how we made a short film inspired by The Changeling] The Guardian, 2013-05-16.</ref>

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