dirty/mean/rotten trick

noun

: an unkind or unfair thing to do

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Yes, that is a dirty trick that Miss Manners has been trying to squelch. Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024 But surreptitiously implanting deliberate weaknesses or actively encouraging the public to use codes that have secretly been broken -- especially under the aegis of government authority -- is a dirty trick. Nadia Heninger, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2013 For the first time, the lead consultant to Florida Senate Republicans has admitted to hiring a disgraced ex-senator and approving a dirty trick to recruit a third-party candidate to siphon votes from a South Florida Democrat. Mario Alejandro Ariza, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024 The use of math to mislead is a familiar dirty trick, but journalist Seife is mad as hell and won’t take it anymore. Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for dirty/mean/rotten trick 

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“Dirty/mean/rotten trick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%2Fmean%2Frotten%20trick. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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