4
phony(noun, fake, trick, copy, deception)
4
play one false(expression, idiom, deception)
4
ploy(noun, trick, deception, plot, maneuver)
4
pull someone's leg
4
put on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, information, cheat)
4
rip-off(noun, cheat, trick, deception, swindle)
4
rip off(verb, expression, information, cheat, trick)
4
rook(verb, information, cheat, trick, deceive)
4
shift(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, treachery)
4
trickery(noun, trick, twist, charm, deception)
3
baloney(noun, fix, trick, deception, swindle)
3
cajole
3
chicanery(noun, trick, twist, charm, deception)
3
confidence trick(noun, expression, idiom, deception)
3
do(verb, cheat, deception)
3
falsification(noun, trick, deception, sham, con)
3
fast one(noun, expression, cheat, trick, deception)
3
hornswoggle(verb, catch, cheat, trick, deception)
3
hustle(noun, cheat, trick, deception, lie)
3
jest(noun, bother, fool, tease, ridicule)
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