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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 trick
Familiarity information: DIRTY TRICK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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