63 entries under ruse topic. ×

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wrinkle(noun, catch, fake, trick, counterfeit)
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bilk(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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cheating(trick, deception, dishonesty, treachery, trickery)
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confidence game(noun, expression, trick, lie, sham)
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craftiness(noun, craft, trick, twist, skill)
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crock(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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decoy(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
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dishonesty(trick, deception, treachery, cunning, trickery)
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fallacy(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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fib(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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hogwash(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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illusion(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
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lie(noun, trick, sham, con, fraud)
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malarkey(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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ride(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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shuck(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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sophistry(trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
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stunt(noun, move, action, catch, fake)
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cleanup(cause, con, excuse)
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cop-out(cause, con, excuse, pretense)
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