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dirty-trickery

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dirty tricks

 
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–noun Informal.
1. Politics. unethical or illegal campaign practices or pranks intended to disrupt or sabotage the campaigns of opposing candidates.
2. any similar practices carried out against rival countries or corporations for espionage or commercial purposes.
Origin:
1970–75

Related forms:
dirt⋅y-trick⋅er⋅y  [dur-tee-trik-uh-ree] , noun
dirty-tricks, adjective
dirt⋅y-trick⋅ster  [dur-tee-trik-ster] , noun
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