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Definition of Dirty trick
1. Noun. An unkind or aggressive trick.
Definition of Dirty trick
1. Noun. An unkind trick ¹
2. Noun. (in the plural) Unethical or illegal tactics used against an opponent ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dirty Trick
Literary usage of Dirty trick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Market for Souls by Elizabeth Goodnow (1910)
"to say, ' To Hell with the Pope,' and then he'll beat the life out of me, or do
me some other dirty trick, and then you'll have to take me in. ..."
2. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"meanly, basely; siinä han t*k¡ *ika- mai.iesti he acted mean (I. beastly) there (1.
In that), that was a dirty trick of his. ..."
3. The Windsor Magazine (1905)
"It's a dirty trick," he said to himself, as he jogged along the dark country road.
" dirty trick in the beginning, overhearing a telephone conversation. ..."
4. The Masterpieces of Modern Drama ...: Abridged in Narrative with Dialogue of by Brander Matthews (1915)
"A dirty trick! Ye'll never be asking it of me —you never will Ruth. ... You can't
do a dirty trick—you can't, eh? Ruth. I am asking it of ye. ..."
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