trick
Sleight of hand
A trick is an action intended to deceive, either for amusement (magic trick) or malice (dirty trick).
Other things called trick include a sex act performed by a prostitute, the customer of a prostitute, or a clever way of doing something.
To trick someone is to deceive them with a trick.
If you trick your brain or body, you cause it to react in a desired but unusual way.
Before another noun, trick many indicate that something is not genuine and is intended to deceive or amuse (trick photography).
Deliberate deception for effect
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
bamboozle · hoodwink · deceive · dupe · ruse · subterfuge · chicanery · duplicity
Calculated deceptive tactic
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- tacticPlanned action for advantage
scheme · stratagem · artifice · cunning · wile · machination · contrivance · device
Trick meant to amuse
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- jestHumorous remark or act
- japeMocking trick or quip
spoof · gotcha · whoopee cushion · fake spider · hand buzzer · itching powder · April Fools · punk
Performing magical illusions
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- sleightDexterous trickery
- legerdemainSkillful hand-based deception
- escapeFlight from captivity
mentalism · levitation · vanishing · cup and balls · three-card monte · sawing in half · rabbit from hat · Houdini
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
- kickflipLengthwise board rotation trick
- ollieHandsfree skateboard jump
- wheelieRiding on rear tire
handstand · backflip · somersault · stunt · feat · technique · execution · finesse
Misleading visual perception
- mirageAtmospheric optical deception
- trompe-l'oeilArt mimicking three dimensions
- sleight of handSkillful manual deception
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
smoke and mirrors · vanishing · levitation · transformation · apparition · hallucination · phantasm · afterimage
Street-based prostitution
- solicitingActively seeking responses
- johnInformal toilet term
- working girlEmployed female, or euphemism
- tradeExchange of commodities
Rotating motion or surprise
- revealMake something visible
- gotchaExclamation upon catching someone
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
stunner · bombshell · curveball · switcheroo · plot twist · jaw-dropper · kicker · reversal
Mischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- hijinksBoisterous playful mischief
- rogueryDishonest or mischievous conduct
devilry · monkey business · horseplay · escapade · caper · troublemaking · rascality · impishness
hoax
Deliberate deception for effect
scam · bamboozle · hoodwink · deceive · dupe · ruse · subterfuge · chicanery · duplicity · flimflam
ploy
Calculated deceptive tactic
tactic · scheme · stratagem · artifice · cunning · wile · machination · contrivance · device · trap
practical joke
Trick meant to amuse
jape · spoof · gotcha · whoopee cushion · fake spider · hand buzzer · itching powder · April Fools · punk · rickroll
conjuring
Performing magical illusions
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- sleightDexterous trickery
- legerdemainSkillful hand-based deception
escape · mentalism · levitation · vanishing · cup and balls · three-card monte · sawing in half · rabbit from hat · Houdini · Penn and Teller
juggling
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
- kickflipLengthwise board rotation trick
- ollieHandsfree skateboard jump
wheelie · handstand · backflip · somersault · stunt · feat · technique · execution · finesse · mastery
optical illusion
Misleading visual perception
- mirageAtmospheric optical deception
- trompe-l'oeilArt mimicking three dimensions
- sleight of handSkillful manual deception
misdirection · smoke and mirrors · vanishing · levitation · transformation · apparition · hallucination · phantasm · afterimage · hologram
streetwalking
Street-based prostitution
- solicitingActively seeking responses
- johnInformal toilet term
- working girlEmployed female, or euphemism
twist
Rotating motion or surprise
- revealMake something visible
- gotchaExclamation upon catching someone
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
shock · stunner · bombshell · curveball · switcheroo · plot twist · jaw-dropper · kicker · reversal · turn
shenanigans
Mischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- hijinksBoisterous playful mischief
roguery · devilry · monkey business · horseplay · escapade · caper · troublemaking · rascality · impishness · playful
trickconformity
Adherence to norms
sameness · convention · standard practice · orthodoxy · routine
- trick or treatHalloween door-to-door phrase
- magic trickPerformed feat seeming impossible
- do the trickAchieve the desired result
- trick questionDeliberately misleading inquiry
- confidence trickFraud exploiting victim's trust
- hat trickThree scores, one game
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