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- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
84 entries under hoax topic. ×
| gimmick(noun, action, catch, trick, honest) | |
| maneuver(noun, catch, trick, honest, twist) | |
| rip-off(noun, fix, wrong, cheat, trick) | |
| spoof(noun, fix, wrong, trick, copy) | |
| fast one(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, cheat) | |
| insincerity(noun, trick, display, lie, dishonest) | |
| swindling(noun, dishonesty, fraud, deceit, joke) | |
| affectation(noun, trick, display, lie, sham) | |
| confidence trick(noun, expression, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| false front(expression, trick, fraud, pretense) | |
| hustle(noun, fix, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| mockery(noun, trick, confusion, display, lie) | |
| put-on(noun, show, catch, fake, trick) | |
| racket(noun, fix, wrong, cheat, trick) | |
| sell(noun, fake, trick, swindle, dishonesty) | |
| semblance(noun, show, fancy, trick, confusion) | |
| sting(noun, cheat, trick, swindle, sham) | |
| dirty pool(noun, expression, craft, cheat, trick) | |
| fast shuffle(noun, expression, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| invention(noun, plan, fancy, trick, confusion) |
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