bag of tricks noun2 •A set of skills, techniques, items of information, or other resources used to help achieve professional or personal goals."When the time comes I'll go down in the little bag of tricks and dig up anything you need, from a jig dance to a jimmy and a bottle of soup." — 1909 •(old-fashioned) A collection of items, especially as constituting a very complete set of such items.Instead of to the credit side of my account he had put the whole bag of tricks to my debit. — 1908 formsbags of tricks