| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926).[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Houdini" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references) |
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| Harry Houdini | United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Houdini (album) | Houdini is an album by The Melvins, which was released in 1993 through Atlantic Records. (references) | ||
| Houdini (sexual behavior) | The Houdini (or "Slick Houdini") is a slang term for an obscure sexual activity performed during doggy style sex. It is classed as an urban legend because the term is propagated because of its shock value rather than as a description of an actual act that has been performed. (references) | ||
| Houdini (software) | Houdini is a high-end 3D animation package by Side Effects Software that is often preferred over Maya or XSI in pure visual effects, as opposed to character animation. Like Maya, Houdini is an open-environment and uses the popular TCL/TK scripting language and toolkit (as opposed to the proprietary MEL used in Maya). Houdini differs, however, in that it is purely a procedural environment. (references) | ||
| Houdini Animation Software | Houdini Animation Software is a powerful suite of animation software that is created by Side Effects Software, a company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (references) | ||
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| Honoring Houdini | Slang | Verb. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: To be pulled under the water with an undercurrent, or being pushed under the water when a wave breaks. Context: An accepted part of surfing, being pushed or pulled under water for a short time is not unusual. Although this phrase is often used to describe this, it would not be used in an emergency situation. Social Source: Huntington Beach Surfers. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: Houdini | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Harry Houdini | 77 | Bess Houdini | 8 | |
| Houdini (album) | 17 | Harry Houdini | 77 | |
| Houdini (software) | 11 | Houdini (album) | 17 | |
| Bess Houdini | 8 | Houdini (alternative meanings) | 3 | |
| The Great Houdini | 6 | Houdini (film) | 6 | |
| Houdini (film) | 6 | Houdini (software) | 11 | |
| The Great Houdini (film) | 3 | The Great Houdini | 6 | |
| Wilmoth Houdini | 3 | The Great Houdini (film) | 3 | |
| Houdini (alternative meanings) | 3 | Wilmoth Houdini | 3 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 霍迪尼 (houdini). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, houdini. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 霍迪尼 (houdini). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, houdini. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | הארי הודיני (Harry Houdini). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, houdini. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | הארי הודיני (Harry Houdini). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, houdini. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | ハリー・フーディーニ (Harry Houdini). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, houdini. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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| Language | Translations for “houdini” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | Hathagoudathaginathagi (Houdini). Additional references: Athag, houdini. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | Hagoudaginagi (Houdini). Additional references: Double Dutch, houdini. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | {=}¤|_||)¦^/¦ (Houdini). Additional references: Leet, houdini. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | Hopoudopinopi (Houdini). Additional references: Oppish, houdini. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | oudinihay (houdini). Additional references: Pig Latin, houdini. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | Huboudubinubi (Houdini). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, houdini. (volunteer) | |||
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