chicanery Definition

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chicanery

noun(chi-can-er-y)

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Synonyms: chicane, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile,

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chicanery Examples by Brain Bank Users

By: Jamie

From: Words in the News - January 2019

His use of political chicanery was not picked up by the public and he won the election.

Think trickery, rhymes with chicanery. Also related to subterfuge, which is when a person uses deceit to achieve a goal. Subterfuge is more of a scheme or strategy, whereas chicanery is using tricks to fool people, like a magician, who is full of chicanery.