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FAST ONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cunning or deceitful action or device
Example:
he pulled a fast one and got away with it
Synonyms:
fast one; trick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fast one" is a kind of...):
device; gimmick; twist (any clever maneuver)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fast one"):
schtick; schtik; shtick; shtik ((Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating)
