2
entrap(verb, cheat, trick, deception, fool)
2
fakery(cheat, ripoff, treachery)
2
feint(deception, dishonesty, treachery)
2
fleece(verb, cheat, trick, fool, swindle)
2
folderol
2
formalist
2
fox
2
gabble
2
gilt
2
guile(noun, deception, dishonesty, treachery)
2
hanky-panky(noun, fix, trick, deception, swindle)
2
hocus(cheat, trick, charm, deception, ripoff)
2
hook(cheat, trick, fool, swindle, con)
2
hum
2
hustle(noun, fix, cheat, trick, speed)
2
impose upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cheat, trick)
2
jabberwocky
2
jazz(noun, fix, cheat, trick, deception)
2
jiggery-pokery
2
jive(noun, verb, fake, cheat, trick)
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