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dirty trick

dirt·y trick
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dur-tee trik]
    • /ˈdɜr ti trɪk/
    • /ˈdɜːti trɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dur-tee trik]
    • /ˈdɜr ti trɪk/

Definitions of dirty trick words

  • noun dirty trick act: unfair, dishonest 1
  • countable noun dirty trick You describe the actions of an organization or political group as dirty tricks when you think they are using illegal methods to harm the reputation or effectiveness of their rivals. 0
  • noun dirty trick a malicious and contemptible action 0
  • noun dirty trick underhand activity and machinations in political or governmental affairs 0
  • noun dirty trick (as modifier) 0
  • noun dirty trick An unkind trick. 0

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Origin of dirty trick

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dirty trick

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dirty trick popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for dirty trick

noun dirty trick

  • chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
  • scam — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
  • trickery — the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
  • fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
  • deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.

Antonyms for dirty trick

noun dirty trick

  • honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
  • truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
  • frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
  • peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.

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