Chicanery Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for chicanery.
chicanery
chicanery
/ʃɪˈkeɪn(ə)ɹi/
dishonesty
fraud
trickery
subterfuge
Examples
- There was no chicanery involved here.
- I've had enough of this chicanery.
- I wanted to apprise of possible chicanery.
- To prevent chicanery, the votes would be anonymous.
- There would be little or no chance of deception or chicanery by the proposer.
- Denials of chicanery by Kingsmen and Ely did not stop the controversy.
- Due to the chicanery of the times, Uncle John was taking no chances.
- Glenn learns of the chicanery, follows her and proposes to her.
- I suspect chicanery but don't know enough about it.
- I'm not nearly so sanguine about a lack of chicanery.
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
noun
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"Chic + Canary. A stylish bird tricks everyone with its song."
"Chic + Can + Airy. The chic trick was as light as air, full of deceit and trickery."
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