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DIRTY TRICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dirty trick mean? 

DIRTY TRICK (noun)
  The noun DIRTY TRICK has 1 sense:

1. an unkind or aggressive trickplay

  Familiarity information: DIRTY TRICK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DIRTY TRICK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An unkind or aggressive trick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("dirty trick" is a kind of...):

antic; caper; joke; prank; put-on; trick (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement)


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