[shih-KAY-nuh-ree]
noun
A trick; a subterfuge.
She grew tired of my chicanery at the bar, but gave me her number anyway and told me she only did outcalls.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Chicanery.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/chicanery. Accessed 11 July 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “chicanery”, accessed July 11, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/chicanery.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Chicanery. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/chicanery