[BAY-luh-wik]
noun
A person’s specific area of knowledge, authority, interest, skill, or work.
His resume listed “cunilingus” as one of his bailiwicks. I hired him on the spot.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Bailiwick.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bailiwick. Accessed 11 May 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “bailiwick”, accessed May 11, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bailiwick.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Bailiwick. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bailiwick