"cheap trick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheap tricks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheap trick (plural cheap tricks)
  1. Synonym of dirty trick; often specifically (and probably originally) a swindle or con in the marketplace. Synonyms: dirty trick [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cheap_trick-en-noun-kYZY5t0W Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 50
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheap, trick.
    Sense id: en-cheap_trick-en-noun-NHp~X2li
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheap, trick.
    Any affordable lifehack.
    Sense id: en-cheap_trick-en-noun-CXnwOYTa Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cheap thrill

Inflected forms

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