4
gyp(noun, fix, fake, trick, deception)
4
phony(noun, fake, trick, copy, counterfeit)
4
quackery(noun, cheat, trick, display, deception)
4
scam(noun, cheat, trick, copy, deception)
3
chicanery(noun, cheat, trick, charm, deception)
3
double-dealing(noun, trick, display, deception, lie)
3
dupery(noun, cheat, deception, counterfeit, ripoff)
3
duplicity(noun, display, deception, lie, swindle)
3
false front(expression, trick, deception, fraud, pretense)
3
flam(noun, cheat, ripoff, treachery)
3
illusion(noun, trick, deception, lie, fraud)
3
jig(noun, catch, trick, honest, sport)
3
make-believe(noun, fake, trick, copy, counterfeit)
3
ostentation(noun, pretension)
3
parody(noun, satire, takeoff)
3
posing(adjective, pretentious)
3
pretext(noun, trick, deception, fraud, pretense)
3
racket(noun, fix, trick, deception, swindle)
3
sell(noun, fake, cheat, trick, informal)
2
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