v
(obsolete) To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
n
Foolish imitation or mimicry.
n
Alternative form of archrogue [An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.]
n
(set phrase) One who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.
n
A crafty but underhanded deception.
n
A person who tells blatant and obvious lies.
adj
(informal, humorous) Synonym of better
n
The presence of a brogue in speech.
n
(informal) A victim of bullying.
n
(countable) An act of a charlatan
n
(Ireland, colloquial) Hoaxing, humbugging, bluffing, deception.
n
The activities of crooks; crime.
n
Somebody who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer.
v
To fool with nonsense or flattery.
adj
Alternative form of fakey [(colloquial) Fake.]
n
(archaic) deceit, an unprincipled action.
n
cunning behavior; trickery; deceit
n
A rhetorical technique in which a dishonest speaker lists a string of falsehoods or misleading items so that their opponent will be unable to counter each one and still be able to make their own counterpoints.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) to switch allegiance to, affiliation with, or membership in a country, political party, employer, club, etc. (for example as a spy, soldier, politician, employee, club member etc.)
n
someone who can take a joke or is indulgent toward being involved in others' antics.
n
(obsolete) A deceiver; one who uses guile.
adj
Alternative form of humbuggable [(dated) Able to be deceived.]
adj
(dated) Able to be deceived.
adj
(dated) ridiculous; nonsensical; fraudulent
n
(obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.
n
A person who is anti-fun, or prevents others from having fun.
adj
(obsolete) Trickish; artful.
n
A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
n
(uncountable) The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)
n
(UK dialectal) Deception; guile.
n
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
n
(uncountable) A tendency to gossip.
v
To show signs of attraction or focus on someone other than one's romantic partner.
n
A person who makes mischief.
n
Activity that is morally questionable or even mildly illegal.
v
(transitive, dated) To cause to appear foolish; to make a monkey out of.
n
(law, US) An imaginary or trivial legal offense.
n
(humorous) Synonym of mopery (“imaginary or trivial legal offense”)
n
(humorous) Synonym of mopery (“imaginary or trivial legal offense”)
n
The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
n
(informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.
n
(countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.
n
(figuratively, by extension) Someone who rapidly changes their views, occupations, appearance, behavior, etc.; something that rapidly changes its form or function.
n
Obsolete spelling of quiristers
v
(transitive, archaic) To hoax; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
n
(archaic) One who is quizzed or teased.
v
(dated, transitive) To chaff or mock; to tease.
n
(law, informal) an interrogatory (sense 1)
n
(role-playing games) A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.
n
(uncountable) Cunning, guile, trickery.
adj
Of or relating to a scam.
n
Alternative spelling of skulduggery [(countable) A devious device or trick.]
adj
Characteristic of a sham; deceitful
n
(law) A lawyer's unfairly taking advantage of an opposing party's missteps or inexperience to gain an advantage.
n
(dated) a swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.
n
(informal) A swindler; someone who is adept at conning others; a con artist.
n
(rare) Acts of shenanigans; incidents of trickery or mischievous play.
n
Secretive, illicit activity or favor trading.
adj
Like a shyster; fraudulent, disreputable, dishonest.
n
(countable) A devious device or trick.
n
Alternative spelling of skulduggery (US) in [(countable) A devious device or trick.]
v
(Australia) To act in an ingratiating manner; to fawn.
adj
(nonce word) Ambiguous term of abuse; scheming.
n
Alternative form of supercherie [(obsolete) Foul play; an attack made by deceit.]
n
One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.
n
A single act of teasing.
adj
(informal) Like a thief; thievish; thieving
adj
Having a tendency to steal.
adj
Defective or unreliable.
adj
Using tricks or trickery.
n
The use of a trickster character in folk literature.
n
(obsolete) The courting of favour.
n
(obsolete) Deceit; fraud.
n
(obsolete) A traitor; a defector; a renegade.
n
(informal, derogatory) weaselly language
n
(usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
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