noun
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
• Syn: ↑fraud, ↑fraudulence, ↑hoax, ↑humbug, ↑put-on
• Derivationally related forms: ↑put on (for: ↑put-on), ↑humbug (for: ↑humbug), ↑hoax (for: ↑hoax), ↑dupe, ↑fraudulent (for: ↑fraudulence)
• Hyponyms: ↑goldbrick
Useful english dictionary. 2012.