Definitions

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  • noun A clever trick used to counteract another clever trick.

Etymologies

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counter- +‎ ploy

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Examples

  • Thus I was integral to Phaze Doubt, and Nepe brought me to help her fetch the key element of the counterploy. "

    Phaze Doubt Anthony, Piers 1990

  • Thus I was integral to Phaze Doubt, and Nepe brought me to help her fetch the key element of the counterploy. "

    Phaze Doubt Anthony, Piers 1990

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