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chicanery

chi·can·er·y (sh-kn-r, ch-)

n. pl. chi·can·er·ies

1. Deception by trickery or sophistry.

2. A trick; a subterfuge.

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Noun 1. chicanery - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

wile, shenanigan, trickery, chicane, guile
dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving
dupery, hoax, put-on, humbug, fraud, fraudulence - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
jugglery - artful trickery designed to achieve an end; “the senator’s tax program was mere jugglery”

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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