Meanings
nounstitch-up (plural stitch-ups)
plural stitch-ups
- UKslangAn act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.
The police planted the gun in my car. It was a stitch-up.
- UKslangSomething arranged deceitfully and in secret.
Wilson's election as leader was a stitch-up by the committee.
1 more example
Lynch added: "Our findings from our FOI requests on ticket office closures shows the whole process to be a stitch-up between the train operators, under the auspices of the Rail Delivery Group[,] and ministers.
2023 October 18, Mel Holley, “Network News: Harper attacks Labour over strikes... but unions hit back”, in RAIL, number 994, page 18
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
German Falle, abgekartetes Spiel
- Fallean act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone
- abgekartetes Spielan act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone
- üble Inszenierungan act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone
- interne Vereinbarungsomething arranged deceitfully and in secret
- inszeniertes Theatersomething arranged deceitfully and in secret
- inszeniertes Schmierenstücksomething arranged deceitfully and in secret
Polish wrobienie, brudna robota
- wrobieniean act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone
- brudna robotasomething arranged deceitfully and in secret
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APA
stitch-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stitch-up
MLA
“stitch-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stitch-up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stitch-up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stitch-up.
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