dirty trick

noun

An unkind trick.

Meanings

noundirty trick (plural dirty tricks)

plural dirty tricks

  1. An unkind trick.

    Every moment of existence seems like some dirty trick / Happiness can come suddenly and leave just as quick

    2001, Bob Dylan, “Sugar Baby”, in Love and Theft

    Synonyms: cheap trick

  2. in pluralUnethical or illegal tactics used against an opponent.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn unkind trick.

Also see

Translations

Catalan putada
  • putadaan unkind trick
Czech podraz
  • podrazan unkind trick
Danish svinestreg
  • svinestregan unkind trick
Finnish ruma temppu
  • ruma temppuan unkind trick
French coup de pute, coup bas
  • coup de putean unkind trick
  • coup basan unkind trick
  • sale coupan unkind trick
German Gemeinheit, Niederträchtigkeit
  • Gemeinheitan unkind trick
  • Niederträchtigkeitan unkind trick
Italian bastardata, rogna
  • bastardataan unkind trick
  • rognaan unkind trick
Polish świństwo, świństwo
  • świństwoan unkind trick
  • świństwounethical or illegal tactic
Portuguese sacanagem
  • sacanageman unkind trick
Spanish putada, jugarreta
  • putadaan unkind trick
  • jugarretaan unkind trick
  • canalladaan unkind trick
  • cerdadaan unkind trick
  • mala pasadaan unkind trick
  • marranadaunethical or illegal tactic
Turkish alicengiz oyunu, dalavere
  • alicengiz oyunuan unkind trick
  • dalaverean unkind trick
  • dekan unkind trick
  • desisean unkind trick
  • dolapan unkind trick
  • düzenan unkind trick
  • entrikaan unkind trick
  • hilean unkind trick
  • malakaan unkind trick
  • oyunan unkind trick
Cite this entry
APA

dirty trick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20trick

MLA

“dirty trick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20trick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dirty trick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20trick.

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