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double-dealing

[duhb-uhl-dee-ling]

dou·ble-deal·ing

[duhb-uhl-dee-ling]
noun
1.
duplicity; treachery; deception.
adjective
2.
using duplicity; treacherous.

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1520–30
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dou·ble-deal

[duhb-uhl-deel]
verb (used without object), -dealt [-delt] , -deal·ing.
to practice double-dealing.

Origin:
1965–70

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

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