countersting

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noun

Measures to mislead a sting operation.

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Meanings

nouncountersting (plural counterstings)

plural counterstings · alternative counter-sting

  1. Measures to mislead a sting operation.

    I operate in a world of stings, counterstings, drug dealers, lies, double crosses.

    2012, Susan Dunlap, Death and Taxes

Origin

From counter- + sting.

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APA

countersting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersting

MLA

“countersting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countersting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersting.

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