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dirty trick

dirty trick noun: an unkind trick.

Noun

dirty trick (plural dirty tricks)

  1. An unkind trick.
    • Every moment of existence seems like some dirty trick / Happiness can come suddenly and leave just as quick2001, Bob Dylan, “Sugar Baby”, in Love and Theft
    Synonyms:
    cheap trick
  2. (in plural) Unethical or illegal tactics used against an opponent.

Synonyms of dirty trick

Forms of dirty trick

pluraldirty tricks

Words formed from dirty trick

Questions about dirty trick

What does dirty trick mean?
Dirty trick means an unkind trick.
What part of speech is dirty trick?
Dirty trick is a noun.
What is the plural of dirty trick?
The plural of dirty trick is dirty tricks.

Words near dirty trick in the dictionary

  1. dirty soda
  2. dirty talk
  3. dirty thirties
  4. dirty thunderstorm
  5. dirty thunderstorms
  6. dirty trick
  7. dirty trick vase
  8. dirty trick vases
  9. dirty tricks
  10. dirty up
  11. dirty war

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