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dirty tricks

dirty tricks is the plural of dirty trick.

Meaning of dirty 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.

Questions about dirty tricks

What is dirty tricks the plural of?
Dirty tricks is the plural of dirty trick.

Words near dirty tricks in the dictionary

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  5. dirty trick vases
  6. dirty tricks
  7. dirty up
  8. dirty war
  9. dirty wars
  10. dirty washing
  11. dirty weather

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