acrobatics

[ ak-ruh-bat-iks ]

/ ˌæk rəˈbæt ɪks /

(used with a plural verb) the feats of an acrobat; gymnastics.

(used with a singular verb) the art or practice of acrobatic feats.

(used with a plural verb) something performed with remarkable agility and ease: the verbal acrobatics of a habitual liar.

Origin of acrobatics

First recorded in 1880–85; see origin at acrobatic, -ics

He has no use for the mind-numbing bloat of Ringling Brothers nor does he like the light-show and acrobatics of Cirque du Soleil.

Giovanni Zoppé’s Real-Life Family Circus |Malcolm Jones |October 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Acrobatics, glittery lollipops, and lots of crying are involved—you have been warned.

Shia LeBeouf, Michael Fassbender & More Full-Frontal Men (VIDEO) |The Daily Beast |June 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Which was the truth, for Frank took every chance that came to him to indulge in acrobatics of one form or another.

Dick Hamilton's Fortune |Howard R. Garis
The next time you go to a vaudeville show get there in time for the acrobatics and notice how all the participants are Musculars.

How to Analyze People on Sight |Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict

Noblemen playing at acrobatics were an easy subject for abuse.

Acrobats and Mountebanks |Hugues Le Roux
See the spinning dolphins and whales do their acrobatics and feed fish to the sea lions.

Oahu Traveler's guide |Bill Gleasner
There was no room for acrobatics, but practically everything else that a well-ordered minstrel show should have we had.

Huts in Hell |Daniel A. Poling

acrobatics

/ (ˌækrəˈbætɪks) /

(functioning as plural) the skills or feats of an acrobat

(functioning as singular) the art of an acrobat

(functioning as plural) any activity requiring agility and skill mental acrobatics