5
nonsense(noun, trick, charm, jargon, sleight)
5
shenanigans
5
slickness
4
hanky-panky(noun, deception, swindle, dishonesty, treachery)
4
humbug(noun, cheat, trick, charm, treachery)
4
jargon(noun, trick, charm, nonsense, sleight)
4
rigmarole(noun, trick, charm, nonsense, sleight)
4
skullduggery
3
bag of tricks(expression, idiom)
3
chant(noun, trick, charm, deception, nonsense)
3
charm(noun, trick, deception, curse, nonsense)
3
cheat(noun, deception, deceive, treachery, deceit)
3
conjuration(noun, skill, curse, magic, spell)
3
dishonesty(noun, cheat, ripoff, treachery, cunning)
3
duplicity(noun, deception, swindle, treachery, cunning)
3
hanky panky
3
juggling(noun, trick, charm, nonsense, sleight)
3
magic words(noun, expression, cheat, trick, charm)
3
monkey business(noun, expression, trick, charm, nonsense)
3
mummery(noun, cheat, trick, charm, treachery)
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