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bull(noun, interjection, informal, nonsense)
11
charlatan(noun, person, true, impostor)
11
hoodwink(verb, cause, cheat, trick, honest)
11
twaddle(noun, unmeaningness)
10
baloney(noun, trick, deception, swindle, fraud)
10
bluff(noun, verb, cause, trick, honest)
10
cozen(verb, cause, cheat, trick, honest)
10
deceit(noun, show, fake, cheat, trick)
10
flimflam(noun, verb, cheat, trick, charm)
10
mislead(verb, cause, trick, honest, split)
10
take in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cause, fake)
9
Rot(noun, interjection)
9
balderdash(noun, interjection, nonsense, unmeaningness)
9
defraud(verb, fake, cheat, trick, split)
9
drivel(noun, nonsense)
9
gibberish(noun, trick, charm, nonsense, garbage)
9
hypocrisy(noun, show, deception, dishonesty, treachery)
9
phony(noun, adjective, person, sharp, fake)
9
quack(noun, person, true, impostor)
8
Crap(noun, interjection)
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