[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 28 Mar. 2024.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “bailiwick”, accessed March 28, 2024, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bailiwick.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Bailiwick. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bailiwick


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