dirty tricks
plural noun
unethical or illegal campaign practices or pranks intended to disrupt or sabotage the campaigns of opposing candidates.
dirty-trickster
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a word derived from
dirty tricks.
Example Sentences
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Following the publication of the Beast's story, the self-described "dirty-trickster" took aim at Roger Sollenberger, the Daily Beast reporter who penned the original piece.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2021
He and Black crafted a plan: Stone, despite his dirty-trickster reputation, would run for the Young Republican presidency in his buddy’s place.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2018
Trump also seeks out Roger Stone, a controversial bon vivant and self-proclaimed political dirty-trickster, who has advised Trump for decades but no longer works for him.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2016
