noun
1.
a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
3.
Military Archaic. to move from a line into a column.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a manoeuvre or tactic in a game, conversation, etc; stratagem; gambit |
| 2. | any business, job, hobby, etc, with which one is occupied: angling is his latest ploy |
| 3. | chiefly (Brit) a frolic, escapade, or practical joke |
| [C18: originally Scot and northern English, perhaps from obsolete n sense of | |
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Word Origin & History
ploy
1722, "anything with which one amuses oneself," Scottish and northern England dialect, possibly a shortened form of employ or deploy. Popularized in the sense "move or gambit made to gain advantage" by British humorist Stephen Potter (1900-1969).
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Example sentences
But challenging pre-game rhetoric was a ploy that had seemed unnecessary.
Some people thought that the low level of voter registration was a ploy to discourage participation.
Corporate social responsibility today though is a mere marketing ploy to play to the consumer.
The ploy succeeded, because none of the accountants appreciated its significance until it was too late.
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