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cheatery

noun
/ˈt͡ʃiːtəɹi/UK/ˈt͡ʃitəɹi/US

Etymology

From cheat + -ery.

  1. derived from eschet
  2. derived from eschete
  3. derived from chete
  4. derived from *excadēre✻
  5. derived from escheat
  6. derived from achetan
  7. suffixed as cheatery — “cheat + ery”

Definitions

  1. Cheating

    Cheating; fraud.

    • I touch not now the vulgar thought, as of tricks and cheateries in trade; / I speak of honest purpose, character, speech and action: [...]
    • It is not only possible, but probable , that we are going to have more of the political cheatery of which the honorable member spoke. Is he going to perpetuate this cheatery, and cheat the workers again?
    • West Ham shouldn't even be in the Premiership, given what happened last season, but to add insult to injury they are now staying where they don't belong once again because of some heinous and blatant cheatery.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA