Jedi mind trick

English 2023 May 4 Etymology From the Star Wars films, the first of which—Star Wars—was released in 1977. In the films, members of the Jedi order are able to use a metaphysical power called the Force to implant suggestions in other people’s minds to induce them to act as the Jedi wish.Jedi Mind Trick Star Wars Databank https://web.archive.org/web/20230311125812/https://www.starwars.com/databank/jedi-mind-trick 6 April 2023.n 1264547670 Jedi n 79401606 March 2022 Pronunciation en /ˌd͡ʒɛdaɪ ˈmaɪnd tɹɪk/ RP,GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jedi mind trick.wav Southern England en Je di mind trick Noun en idiomatic A mental feat such as apparently inducing someone to act a certain way or reading someone's mind, achieved as if by magic or telepathy. en 1987 Eddie Murphy w:Eddie Murphy Raw I watched the show to see what kind of guy he was, and the character on the show ain't too bright, so I figured if he came up to me I could use the Jedi mind trick on him. Mr T would go, “I heard you did some jokes about me!” “No, you didn't!” “Maybe I didn't!” en Black Star w:Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star Thieves in the Night 29 September 1998 Screamin’ “Brand new!”, when they just sanitized the old shit / Suppose it's just another clever Jedi mind trick en w:Lou Schuler; Alwyn Cosgrove Charting Your Progress The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle London Avery 2005 part 4 (Programs) 205 https://archive.org/details/newrulesofliftin00schu_0/page/205/mode/1up 978-1-58333-238-2 You have to estimate your own starting weights, using trial and error. There's no way to get around it. I've met personal trainers who were phenomenally good at figuring out their clients' starting weights. Maybe it's some kind of Jedi mind trick. But unless you have one of those trainers, you have to figure it out on your own. en w:Jim Butcher 5 Proven GuiltyA Novel of The Dresden Files w:The Dresden Files 8 New York, N.Y. Roc 2 May 2006 27 https://archive.org/details/provenguiltynove00butc/page/27/mode/1up 978-0-451-46085-1 "It's the Fourth Law of Magic," I said. "You aren't allowed to control the mind of another human. But … hell, it's of the first things a lot of these stupid kids try—the old Jedi mind trick. Sometimes they start with maybe getting homework overlooked by a teacher or convincing their parents to buy them a car." en Paula Chase Hottie Jedi Mind Tricks Don’t Get It Twisted A Del Rio Bay Clique Novel New York, N.Y. Dafina Books for Young Readers, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2007 60 https://archive.org/details/dontgetittwisted00chas/page/60/mode/1up 978-0-7582-1861-2 Brian was a good diversion. For every girl that went loopy over him, there was one less chick she had to worry about being in Craig's face. All she had to do was stay as far away from Brian as possible … you know, just in case that Jedi mind trick thing melted the BF shield. en-GB David Smith w:Charlie Sykes ‘The ghost of Epstein is haunting Trump’s presidency’: inside the ‘Maga’ revolt The Guardian 2025-07-19 https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/jul/19/trump-epstein-maga-revolt 0261-3077 [Donald Trump is] doing this Jedi mind trick where he is trying to say, no this is not the conspiracy theory you actually care about. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018022408/https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/jul/19/trump-epstein-maga-revolt 18 October 2026 en w:Sebastian Mallaby 2026 The Jedi 978-0593831847 Penguin The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence Standing on the precipice, teetering at the edge, Demis Hassabis had pulled off his greatest Jedi mind trick ever. Translations mental feat achieved as if by magic or telepathy Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 絕地控心術 Juédìkòngxīnshù Dutch: nl Jedigedachtentruc m Finnish: fi jeditemppu Macedonian: mk џе́дајски у́мствен трик m Portuguese: pt truque mental jedi m References Further reading the Force en terms derived from Star Wars en Fictional abilities Star Wars