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deception, joke

deception, joke

chicanery deceit dishonesty razzle-dazzle scam shell game stunt cheat cheating chicane con dodge double-dealing dupery flimflam fraud guile hoax imposture pretense quackery shenanigans sting bait and switch double-cross fast shuffle fourberie funny business sharp practice snow job swindling underhandedness
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1) (of a person) using deceit or trickery to her or his advantage (calculating)

2) showing skill in trickery of the deceit (crafty)

3) (a piece of) the woolly covering of a sheep or similar animal; to rob (a person) by using trickery (fleece)

4) to get a person to accept something of little or no value by deceit or trickery (fob)

TRICKERY as in Wiktionary
TRICKERY as in Wikipedia