trickery

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
  2. noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Etymology

From trick + -ery, first recorded in 1719.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery

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