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noun
- (Informal)
An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end:
artifice, deception, device, dodge, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile. (Informal) take-in. See honest, means - (Informal)
A mischievous act:
antic, caper, frolic, joke, lark, prank1, trick. (Slang) monkeyshine (often used in plural). See good, work - (Informal)
Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts.
Often used in plural: devilry, deviltry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, tomfoolery. See good
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