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Plural for the jargon of a profession or social group

Plural for nonsense, rot

Plural for a drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect

Plural for an act involving fraud or deception

Plural for a dance, especially to pop music

Plural for excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour

Plural for empty talk

Plural for the expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people

Plural for sly or cunning intelligence

Plural for rumour, gossip, or speculation

Plural for a false front or fake act

Plural for the action or process of manufacturing or inventing something

Plural for the action of evading something

Plural for a misleading account, or the act of giving one

Plural for a reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

To tell a lie or something that is untrue

To deceive or fool someone

To dance, typically by prominently moving one's derriere

Stretch the truth

To (excessively) boast about one's accomplishments, qualities, or possessions

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Noun

Plural for the jargon of a profession or social group

turns of phrase

form of expression

manner of speaking

manner of writing

mode of expression

choice of words

vocalisation^UK

vocalization^US

native languages

common parlances

verbal communication

figures of speech

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Noun

Plural for nonsense, rot

thoughtlessness

stuff and nonsense

meaninglessness

nonsensicalness

preposterousness

unreasonableness

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Noun

Plural for a drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect

Noun

Plural for an act involving fraud or deception

victimization^US

confidence games

misrepresentation

confidence tricks

sanctimoniousness

practical jokes

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Noun

Plural for a dance, especially to pop music

Noun

Plural for excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour

Noun

Plural for empty talk

Noun

Plural for the expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people

heart-to-hearts

back-and-forths

wheeling and dealing

Noun

Plural for sly or cunning intelligence

Noun

Plural for rumour, gossip, or speculation

conspiracy theories

Noun

Plural for a false front or fake act

Noun

Plural for the action or process of manufacturing or inventing something

flights of fancy

terminological inexactitudes

cock-and-bull stories

Noun

Plural for the action of evading something

Noun

Plural for a misleading account, or the act of giving one

Noun

Plural for a reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense

Verb

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

pulls one's leg

takes the mickey

pokes mullock at

takes the piss out of

makes jokes about

pulls someone's leg

makes a monkey out of

holds up to ridicule

makes a monkey of

makes a fool of

treats with contempt

pulls someone's chain

plays a practical joke

has a joke with

treats contemptuously

shows contempt for

has a joke on somebody

puts someone on

plays a joke on

plays a practical joke on

gets a rise out of

takes a rise out of

mucks someone about

laughs out of court

makes a game of

makes a laughing-stock

makes someone a laughing stock

holds up to shame

exposes to ridicule

says contemptuously

turns your nose up at

curls your lip at

turns up one's nose

gives Bronx cheer

holds in contempt

makes cutting remarks about

gives a hard time

tears to pieces

makes a joke of

gets on the nerves of

hurls insults at

gets in the hair of

takes for a ride

leads up the garden path

plays a trick on

shouts disapproval

shouts catcalls at

blows raspberries

shouts disapproval at

blows raspberries at

gives the Bronx cheer to

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Verb

To tell a lie or something that is untrue

Verb

To deceive or fool someone

puts one over on

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

takes for a ride

pulls a swifty on

pulls a fast one on

leads up the garden path

does a number on

pulls one's leg

leads up garden path

gives someone a bum steer

leads down the garden path

propagandizes^US

propagandises^UK

outmanoeuvres^UK

puts on false front

gives the wrong impression

puts on the wrong track

sends on a wild goose chase

throws off the scent

puts up smoke screen

gives wrong information to

outmaneuvers^US

pulls wool over

plays for a fool

takes advantage of

sells a bill of goods to

does someone in the eye

takes to the cleaners

sells down the river

pulls a fast one

does the dirty on

makes a fool of

stabs in the back

plays someone false

breaks faith with

gets the better of

sells a bill of goods

takes to cleaners

runs rings round

steals a march on

makes rings round

does someone dirty

worms one's way out of

beats around the bush

bends the rules

stacks the cards

hits below the belt

stretches the rules

pulls something funny

charges too much

puts the screws to

sucks the life out of

makes a sucker of

pulls someone's leg

goes one better than

plays a trick on

plays a prank on

plays a joke on

plays a practical joke on

plays a jest on

plays games with

bleeds someone of something

breaks the rules

gives bum steer

steals someone blind

twists around your little finger

finds a loophole in

interferes with

exploits a loophole in

takes liberties with

plays for a sucker

uses for one's own ends

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Verb

To dance, typically by prominently moving one's derriere

Verb

Stretch the truth

shilly-shallies

beats about the bush

dodges the issue

parries questions

sidesteps the issue

begs the question

stretches the truth

ducks the issue

stalls for time

beats around the bush

gives a false colour to

evades the issue

fudges the issue

pussyfoots around

straddles the fence

tells white lie

ducks the question

clouds the issue

passes the buck

avoids the issue

gives run around

sits on the fence

blows hot and cold

gives the runaround

dances around an issue

worms one's way out of

skirts the issue

shifts ground about

plays it close to the vest

shuffles around

gives the run around

hedges your bets

dodges the question

plays your cards close to your chest

gives nothing away

straddles an issue

beats about the bush about

beats around bush

finds a way round

avoids answering

fudges and mudges

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Verb

To (excessively) boast about one's accomplishments, qualities, or possessions

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