juggle

Meaning

Verb

1. To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.
2. To handle or manage many tasks at once.
3. (ambitransitive) To deceive by trick or artifice.
4. (archaic, intransitive) To joke or jest.
5. (archaic, intransitive) To perform magic tricks.

Noun

1. The act of throwing and catching each prop at least twice, as opposed to a flash.
2. The handling or managing of many tasks at once.
3. (archaic) The performance of a magic trick.
4. (archaic) A deceit or imposture.

Synonyms

juggling

hoodwink

trick

conjure

deceive

welch

play tricks

beguile

bamboozle

doctor

🧑‍⚕️

manipulate

spoof

garble

euchre

falsify

fool

gouge

gyp

have on

hoax

hocus

humbug

impose

interpolation

inveigle

jockey

jugglery

manipulation

outsmart

poise

prestidigitation

rook

set up

sham

shave

shortchange

sleight of hand

swindle

think

🤔

cook the books

play magic

alter manoeuvre

alter

mind game

balance

bilk

bite

bluff

cheat

chisel

Translations

jongler

jonglieren

jongleren

malabarismo

απάτη

juego malabar

ταχυδακτυλουργία

jonglage

escamotear

hacer juegos malabares

giochi di destrezza

malabarisme

Jonglieren

giocolare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒʌɡəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: jogelen

Cognate with Middle Dutch: jankelen

Cognate with Middle Dutch: janken

Cognate with Middle Low German: janken

Cognate with Dutch: jengelen

Cognate with Dutch: janken

In summary

From Middle English jogelen, partly a back-formation of Middle English jogeler (“juggler”), and partly a borrowing from Old French jogler, jongler (“to have fun with someone”), a conflation of Latin joculāri (“to jest; joke”) and Old French jangler (“to regale; entertain; have fun; trifle with; tease; mess around; gossip; boast; meddle”), from Frankish *jangalōn (“to chit-chat with; gossip”), akin to Middle Dutch jankelen (“to murmur; whisper; mumble; grumble”), frequentative of Middle Dutch janken (“to moan; groan; complain”). Related also to Middle Low German janken (“to sigh; moan; lament”), Dutch jengelen (“to whine; whimper”) Dutch janken (“to whine; wimper”).