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diddle collapse

fustian collapse: a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap

hoax collapse: subject to a playful hoax or joke

ruse collapse: a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

flam collapse

do in collapse

gyp collapse

forestall collapse

open sesame collapse: any very successful means of achieving a result; a magical command; used by Ali Baba

outreach collapse: the act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"

beguile collapse

fiddle faddle collapse

string along collapse

get around collapse: move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?"

conjure collapse

bombast collapse: pompous or pretentious talk or writing

chisel collapse: an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge; carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"

sleight of hand collapse

sleight collapse

rodomontade collapse

symbolism collapse: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols and symbolic representations; an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

outmaneuver collapse: defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"

cheat collapse: a deception for profit to yourself; defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit; deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"; engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"

gobbledygook collapse: incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists

gibberish collapse: unintelligible talking

deceive collapse: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"; be false to; be dishonest with

cajole collapse

drool collapse: saliva spilling from the mouth

overreach collapse: fail by aiming too high or trying too hard

mystification collapse: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered; something designed to mystify or bewilder

ploy collapse: a maneuver in a game or conversation

trumpery collapse

swindle collapse: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

twaddle collapse

gambit collapse: a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position; an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

claptrap collapse

prate collapse: idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

drivel collapse: a worthless message; let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"

blather collapse: foolish gibberish

mummery collapse: meaningless ceremonies and flattery

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