Houdini

== English == === Etymology === Invented by Harry Houdini from the French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. === Proper noun === Houdini The magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. === Noun === Houdini (plural Houdinis) An escape artist. ==== Usage notes ==== Used attributively, as in: A delighted Thurlow described his performance as "a real Houdini act". – (BBC news report) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === Houdini (third-person singular simple present Houdinis, present participle Houdiniing or Houdini-ing, simple past and past participle Houdinied or Houdini-ed) (transitive, informal) To escape a difficult situation quickly.