dirty tricks

0.01 sec.

dirty tricks

pl.n. Informal

1. Covert intelligence operations designed to disrupt the economy or upset the political situation in another country.

2. Unethical behavior, especially acts undertaken to destroy the credibility or reputation of an opponent.

3. Commercial espionage.

dirty trickster n.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun

dirty tricks - underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent

behavior, conduct, doings, behaviour - manner of acting or controlling yourself

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback
Add definition

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
antic behavior behaviour calumny caper conduct dirt dirty dirty trick dishonesty doings joke knavery play plural plural form prank put-on trick			OLYMPICS: The race for the 2016 Olympics is being viewed as the most intense for years with allegations of dirty tricks being levelled at supporters of both of the two favourites, Chicago and Rio de Janeiro. Vex and the cities; . IN BRIEF by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Out Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy--soon to make his big-screen debut as writer-director of the movie version of Augusten Burroughs's Running With Scissors--will make a somewhat lateral move from a dysfunctional family to the Nixon administration with Dirty Tricks. Meryl plays Martha the mouth by Duralde, Alonso / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) Byline: JOHN HUSBAND DON'T fall foul of the dirty tricks lenders use on homebuyers - or you could be forced to fork out thousands of pounds more than you'd planned. SEVEN DEADLY SINS; Lenders' scams can cost homebuyers thousands by The Mirror (London, England)			dirt cheap dirt dauber Dirt eating dirt farmer Dirt pie dirt road dirt track dirt-cheap dirt-poor dirtbag dirtily dirtiness dirty dirty bomb dirty dog dirty joke dirty laundry dirty linen dirty money dirty old man dirty pool dirty realism dirty rice dirty story dirty trick dirty tricks dirty war dirty word dirty-faced dirty-minded dirtying Diruption Dis dis- disa disability disability benefit disability check disability clause disability insurance disability living allowance disability of walking disability payment disability pension Disability Rights Commission disable disabled disabled list disablement disablement benefit disabling			Dirty snowball Dirty snowball Dirty snowball Dirty snowball Dirty snowball hypothesis Dirty snowball hypothesis Dirty snowball hypothesis Dirty snowball hypothesis Dirty snowball model Dirty snowball model Dirty snowball model Dirty snowball model Dirty snowball theory Dirty snowball theory Dirty snowball theory Dirty snowball theory Dirty South Improv Dirty South Improv Festival Dirty South Rydaz Dirty South Thugs Dirty stock Dirty Stocks dirty story dirty tail disease Dirty Teenage Mustache Dirty Thirties Dirty Thirties Dirty Thirties Dirty Three dirty trick dirty tricks dirty trickster dirty up dirty URL Dirty vimto Dirty vimto Dirty vimto dirty war Dirty Weekend Dirty White Boy dirty word dirty word Dirty Words Dirty Work dirty-faced dirty-minded Dirty-Paper Trellis Codes dirtying dirtying dirtying dirtying diruere Diruption Dirusa Rattery Diruta, Girolamo DIRV DIRWG DirXML DirXML Dis Dis

Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup \| Partner with us

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.