by grease_of_sandwich February 08, 2021
Deception by trickery or sophistry.
A trick; a subterfuge.
Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry.
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
A trick; a subterfuge.
Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry.
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
The Bush Administration is now the commander-in-theif (lower-case intentional) thanks to their chicanery.
by Peter Drumm May 01, 2004
by marvin a March 23, 2006
Hybrid term melding "shabby chic" and "chicanery."
shabby chic:
a style using worn and deteriorated items to achieve an elegant overall effect
chicanery:
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry
Shabby chicanery:
Constant failed attempts at using second-hand items in one's home decor to achieve a look of false elegance. Result is invariably much more Salvation Army than Apres-La-Guerre.
shabby chic:
a style using worn and deteriorated items to achieve an elegant overall effect
chicanery:
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry
Shabby chicanery:
Constant failed attempts at using second-hand items in one's home decor to achieve a look of false elegance. Result is invariably much more Salvation Army than Apres-La-Guerre.
by Tom Terranova August 14, 2007
by ShadownKnuckles June 16, 2017