Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Slang Unjust or dishonest conduct.
Wiktionary
- n. slang Foul play, misconduct.
WordNet 3.0
- n. conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike
Etymologies
- Probably an allusion to failing to follow the rules when playing billiards. (Wiktionary)
- From pool2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“A friend of mine on the LAPD Riot Squad said 99 percent of your white-on-Mexican assaults weren’t reported and the Mexicans never took the damn sticks to each other, it was considered dirty pool or whatever.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘dirty pool’.
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phoenixMagoo's list
redonkulous, orangutan toes, automatic, clast, phoenix, arrow head, cloud link, supercluster, sr 71, iconoclastic, nunu, magoo and 2 more...
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Words I'd Like to Use Someday
thundersnow, phantasmagoria, mercurial, chimerical, taciturn, paraclete, lapis lazuli, flay, guttersnipe, wonky, misanthrope, kestrel and 583 more...
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Loaded Dice
Off the straight and narrow; less than straight arrow.
chicanery, sophistry, pilfer, rook, diddle, fleece, grift, poach, rustle, pinch, abscond, steal and 140 more...
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a ruse by any other name
design, ruse, subterfuge, plot, ploy, cunning plan, strategem, scheme, conspiracy, intrigue, contrivance, treachery and 51 more...
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Remember Me (2010)
Words from a 2010 'Remember Me' film.
voluptuous, stop by, on a tear, take a hike, matriculate, banish, thresh, space out, flip the script, incarcerate, trample, off chance and 30 more...
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