| Main Entry: |
play dirty |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
cheat |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle*,
beguile, bend the rules, bilk,
burn, caboodle, chisel,
con,
deceive,
defraud, do a number on, double-cross, double-deal,
dupe, finagle, fleece, flimflam, fudge, hit below the belt,
hoodwink, hose,
mislead, pull something funny, rip off, rook, sandbag,
scam,
screw,
shaft, stack the cards, stretch the rules, sucker,
swindle,
trick, victimize
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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