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chicanery vs put-on

put-on vs chicanery

chicanery and put-on both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chicanery Yes No No No
put-on Yes No No No
As nouns, put-on is a hyponym of chicanery; that is, put-on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chicanery:
  • chicanery: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  • put-on: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Other hyponyms of chicanery include dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, jugglery.
chicanery (noun) put-on (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Difference between chicanery and put-on

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