Word Example from TV Shows :
Oh, by the way, a fellow at work said
I could use his Dodger tickets.
The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 20
Oh, by the way, a fellow at work said
I could use his Dodger tickets.
The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 20
Double-dealer :
mashtrues
Double-dealing :
mashtrues
Duplicitous :
mashtrues
Synonyms :
Double-tongued, Ambidextrous, Double-dealing, Double-faced, Two-faced, Deceitful
Double-tongued, Ambidextrous, Double-dealing, Double-faced, Two-faced, Deceitful
English Meaning :
(Adjective : )
Example : And what I'm saying is duplicitous about that is, at the same time, in the United States, only in the last few weeks, the farm bill was passed subsidizing American agricultural projects.
And what I'm saying is duplicitous about that is, at the same time, in the United States, only in the last few weeks, the farm bill was passed subsidizing American agricultural projects.
Fraudulent :
mashtrues
Synonyms :
Dishonest, Cheating, Swindling, Corrupt, Criminal, Illegal, Unlawful, Illicit, Deceitful, Double-dealing, Duplicitous, Dishonorable, Unscrupulous, Unprincipled, Crooked, Shady, Dirty
Dishonest, Cheating, Swindling, Corrupt, Criminal, Illegal, Unlawful, Illicit, Deceitful, Double-dealing, Duplicitous, Dishonorable, Unscrupulous, Unprincipled, Crooked, Shady, Dirty
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Intended to deceive)
(Adjective : Intended to deceive)
Example : It was the most rotten of rotten boroughs, a place where the corrupt, the fraudulent and the freeloaders prospered.
It was the most rotten of rotten boroughs, a place where the corrupt, the fraudulent and the freeloaders prospered.
Gyp :
mashtrues
Synonyms :
Con, Sting, Flimflam, Bunco, Confidence game, Hustle, Confidence trick, Bunko, Con game, Goldbrick, Con, Mulct, Swindle, Gip, Bunco, Diddle, Hornswoggle, Scam, Nobble, Defraud, Victimize, Short-change, Rook
Con, Sting, Flimflam, Bunco, Confidence game, Hustle, Confidence trick, Bunko, Con game, Goldbrick, Con, Mulct, Swindle, Gip, Bunco, Diddle, Hornswoggle, Scam, Nobble, Defraud, Victimize, Short-change, Rook
English Meaning :
(Noun : (sometimes offensive)
(Verb : (sometimes offensive)
(Noun : (sometimes offensive)
(Verb : (sometimes offensive)
Example : But to have a machete-wielding wild woman and a baseball bat-brandishing hero and to never once get a good look at their handiwork seems like a colossal gyp .
But to have a machete-wielding wild woman and a baseball bat-brandishing hero and to never once get a good look at their handiwork seems like a colossal gyp .
Humbug :
mashtrues
Synonyms :
Snake oil, Fraud, Tosh
English Meaning :
(Noun : Pretentious or silly talk or writing)
(Verb : Trick or deceive)
(Noun : Pretentious or silly talk or writing)
(Verb : Trick or deceive)
Example : I can see in their teachings nothing but humbug , untainted by any trace of truth.
I can see in their teachings nothing but humbug , untainted by any trace of truth.
Impostor :
mashtrues
Synonyms :
Impersonator, Masquerader, Pretender, Imitator, Deceiver, Hoaxer, Trickster, Fraudster, Swindler, Fake, Fraud, Sham, Phony, Scammer
Impersonator, Masquerader, Pretender, Imitator, Deceiver, Hoaxer, Trickster, Fraudster, Swindler, Fake, Fraud, Sham, Phony, Scammer
English Meaning :
(Noun : A person who makes deceitful pretenses)
(Noun : A person who makes deceitful pretenses)
Example : Everyone thought I knew what I was doing, but I felt like a fraud, an impostor , the Great Pretender!
Everyone thought I knew what I was doing, but I felt like a fraud, an impostor , the Great Pretender!
Jack-in-the-box :
mashtrues
Mendacious :
mashtrues
Synonyms :
Lying, Untruthful, Dishonest, Deceitful, False, Dissembling, Insincere, Disingenuous, Hypocritical, Fraudulent, Double-dealing, Two-faced, Janus-faced, Two-timing, Duplicitous, Perjured, Untrue, Fictitious, Falsified, Fabricated, Fallacious, Invented, Made up, Full of crap, Perfidious
Lying, Untruthful, Dishonest, Deceitful, False, Dissembling, Insincere, Disingenuous, Hypocritical, Fraudulent, Double-dealing, Two-faced, Janus-faced, Two-timing, Duplicitous, Perjured, Untrue, Fictitious, Falsified, Fabricated, Fallacious, Invented, Made up, Full of crap, Perfidious
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Given to lying)
(Adjective : Given to lying)
Example : That promise has been revealed as mendacious nonsense.
That promise has been revealed as mendacious nonsense.
Pettifogger :
mashtrues
English Meaning :
(Noun : A person (especially a lawyer or politician)
(Noun : A person (especially a lawyer or politician)
Example : While the law asserts otherwise, Truth's activism demonstrates the capacity of disfranchised Americans to seize legal agency, to demand a voice ‘among the pettifoggers .’
While the law asserts otherwise, Truth's activism demonstrates the capacity of disfranchised Americans to seize legal agency, to demand a voice ‘among the pettifoggers .’
