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double-dealing
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dou·ble-deal·ing
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əlˈdi
lɪŋ
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noun
1.
duplicity; treachery; deception.
adjective
2.
using duplicity; treacherous.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Origin:
1520–30
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dou·ble-deal
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əlˈdil
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deel
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verb (used without object),
-dealt
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,
-deal·ing.
to practice double-dealing.
Origin:
1965–70
Related forms
dou·ble-deal·er,
noun
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double-dealing
—
n
a. action characterized by treachery or deceit
b. (
as modifier
):
double-dealing treachery
'double-'dealer
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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