dirty tricks
plural noun
: underhanded stratagems for obtaining secret information about or sabotaging an enemy or for discrediting an opponent (as in politics)
dirty trickster
noun
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As with any election, however, there are dirty tricks afoot.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
False information and other dirty tricks aimed at discouraging people from going to the polls is nothing new.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Transactional relationships abound, along with shifting alliances, dirty tricks and lusty proclivities against a backdrop of new money and old.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
Whereas Parnas got swept up in conspiracy theories and political dirty tricks and disinformation, Biden wrote his memoirs about his battle with addiction, which led him to thank Parnas during their meeting for making amends as if working a 12-step program.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
False information and other dirty tricks aimed at discouraging people from going to the polls is nothing new.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Transactional relationships abound, along with shifting alliances, dirty tricks and lusty proclivities against a backdrop of new money and old.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
Whereas Parnas got swept up in conspiracy theories and political dirty tricks and disinformation, Biden wrote his memoirs about his battle with addiction, which led him to thank Parnas during their meeting for making amends as if working a 12-step program.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Dirty tricks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%20tricks. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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