dirty/mean/rotten trick

noun

: an unkind or unfair thing to do

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James Comey lied to cover up the greatest dirty trick in American history — the Russian Collusion Hoax. — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025 Yes, that is a dirty trick that Miss Manners has been trying to squelch. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024 Dukakis, who denied knowledge of the video, fired Sasso when word leaked that Sasso was the mastermind behind the dirty trick. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 June 2024 For the first time, the lead consultant to Florida Senate Republicans has admitted to hiring a disgraced ex-senator and approving a dirty trick to recruit a third-party candidate to siphon votes from a South Florida Democrat. — Mario Alejandro Ariza, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dirty/mean/rotten trick

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“Dirty/mean/rotten trick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%2Fmean%2Frotten%20trick. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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