kidology

[Audiendus]

Kidology (British, informal)

The art of deception; calculated bluffing.

(Particularly used in sports writing, especially soccer.)

"The goalkeeper's hand-waving gesture was a piece of kidology designed to confuse the oncoming player."

"Kidology is an essential skill in many card games."

[Slava]

Just being picky, but shouldn't this mean the study of joking around, teasing? That's what the -ology ending usually means, no?

[Perry Lassiter]

Or child psych or the study of young goats?

[LukeJavan8]

You're kidding, no?