[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 1 May 2026.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “chicanery”, accessed May 1, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/chicanery.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Chicanery. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 1, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/chicanery


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