chicane

[ shi-keyn, chi- ]

/ ʃɪˈkeɪn, tʃɪ- /

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noun

deception; chicanery.

verb (used with object), chi·caned, chi·can·ing.

to trick by chicanery.

to quibble over; cavil at.

Nearby words

chicago window, chicagoan, chicalote, chican@, chicana, chicane, chicanery, chicanismo, chicano, chicanos, chicanx

Origin of chicane

1665–75; < French chicane (noun), chicaner (v.), perhaps < Middle Low German schikken to arrange

Related forms

chi·can·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for chicane

Apparently Judge Dunder had in this case resolved to wink a little at chicane and decide for justice in the broader sense.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
The value of honors, slam, little slam or chicane, is not affected by doubling or redoubling.
Auction of To-day|Milton C. Work
Give me but virtuous actions, and I will not quibble and chicane about the motives.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
Under these conditions, can either side score "except for honors or chicane?"
Auction of To-day|Milton C. Work

A game consists of thirty points obtained by tricks alone, exclusive of any points counted for honours, Chicane, or Slam.
Bridge Axioms and Laws|J. B. Elwell

British Dictionary definitions for chicane

chicane

/ (ʃɪˈkeɪn) /

noun

a bridge or whist hand without trumps

motor racing a short section of sharp narrow bends formed by barriers placed on a motor-racing circuit to provide an additional test of driving skill

a less common word for chicanery

verb

(tr) to deceive or trick by chicanery

(tr) to quibble about; cavil over

(intr) to use tricks or chicanery

Derived Forms

chicaner, noun

Word Origin for chicane

C17: from French chicaner to quibble, of obscure origin

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