[SUB-tur-fyooj]

noun

A deceptive device or stratagem.

Dave’s “CEO Package” was a $1500 subterfuge for his latest half-ass pyramid scheme.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Subterfuge.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/subterfuge. Accessed 4 June 2023.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “subterfuge”, accessed June 4, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/subterfuge.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Subterfuge. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/subterfuge


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