mean trick

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An unkind or spiteful trick.

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Examples (10)

  • Playing such a joke on a new employee was a truly mean trick.
  • It was a mean trick to spread rumors about her just before the election.
  • He thought it was funny, but everyone else considered it a mean trick.
  • Don't play any mean tricks on your little sister.
  • She felt hurt by his mean trick of hiding her keys.
  • That politician's campaign was full of mean tricks and false promises.
  • Accusing him of cheating without proof was a particularly mean trick.
  • They often resorted to mean tricks to get what they wanted.
  • Such a mean trick could ruin someone's reputation.
  • I can't believe he played such a mean trick on his best friend.