dirty trick

noun — 2 senses

dirty trick

noun
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:
2

In plural Unethical or illegal tactics used against an opponent.

Synonyms
cheap trick
Derived terms
dirty trick vase
Related terms
low blow

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