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| mumbo jumbo(trick, charm, nonsense) | |
| non sequitur(noun, mistake, error, falsehood) | |
| open sesame(trick, charm, nonsense) | |
| optical illusion(noun, confusion, impression, image) | |
| quibbling routine(cover, line, lying, equivocation) | |
| run around(noun, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| shady deal(noun, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| shell game(noun, cheat, trick, swindle) | |
| smoke and mirrors(idiom, cheat, trick, charm) | |
| song and dance | |
| sucker game(noun, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| take in(noun, verb, phrasal verb, catch) | |
| tall tale(lie, sham, story, untruth) | |
| virtual reality(noun, fancy, confusion, impression) | |
| Mardi Gras(cover, show, color, cloak) | |
| artful deception(cheat, ripoff, treachery) | |
| artful dodge(idiom, cunning) | |
| boiler room(noun, cheat, speed, ripoff) | |
| bon mot(fake, parody, satire, caricature) | |
| boogie down(noun, cheat, speed, ripoff) |
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