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chicanery
noun chi·ca·nery \-ˈkān-rē, -ˈkā-nə-\
: actions or statements that trick people into believing something that is not true : deception or trickery
plural chi·ca·ner·ies
Full Definition of CHICANERY
1
: deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
2
: a piece of sharp practice (as at law) : trick
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First Known Use of CHICANERY
1609
Related to CHICANERY
- Synonyms
- artifice, chicane, trickery, gamesmanship, hanky-panky, jiggery-pokery, jugglery, legerdemain, skulduggery (or skullduggery), subterfuge, wile
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