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cheap tricks

cheap tricks is the plural of cheap trick.

Meaning of cheap trick

Noun

cheap trick (plural cheap tricks)

  1. Synonym of dirty trick; often specifically (and probably originally) a swindle or con in the marketplace.
    • Unscrupulous companies use this cheap trick to get customers to buy a larger package than they need.
    Synonyms:
    dirty trick
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheap, trick.
    1. Any affordable lifehack.
      • use this cheap trick to [achieve desired result X]

Questions about cheap tricks

What is cheap tricks the plural of?
Cheap tricks is the plural of cheap trick.

Words near cheap tricks in the dictionary

  1. cheap skate
  2. cheap skates
  3. cheap thrill
  4. cheap thrills
  5. cheap trick
  6. cheap tricks
  7. cheap tripper
  8. cheap trippers
  9. cheap-arse
  10. cheap-arse Tuesday
  11. cheap-arse Tuesdays

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