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  • 21deviltry — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rascality, roguery, trouble; see mischief 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts: devilry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality,… …

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  • 22Priggism — Prig gism, n. 1. The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig. Ed. Rev. [1913 Webster] 2. Roguery; thievery. [Obs.] Fielding. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 23Ropery — Rop er*y, n. 1. A place where ropes are made. [1913 Webster] 2. Tricks deserving the halter; roguery. [Obs.] Saucy merchant . . . so full of his ropery. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24Full disclosure — In computer security, full disclosure means to disclose all the details of a security problem which are known. It is a philosophy of security management completely opposed to the idea of security through obscurity. The concept of full disclosure… …

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  • 25Locksmithing — began as the science and art of making and locks. A lock is a mechanism that secures buildings, rooms, cabinets, objects, or other storage facilities. A key is often used to open a lock. Means of opening a lock often include what you know (a… …

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  • 26John Philip Sousa — Sousa in 1900; photo by Elmer Chickering Nickname The March King …

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  • 27List of school pranks — A school prank is any of several common pranks primarily occurring in an educational setting. The effect and intent of school pranks may range from everyday play and consensual bonding behavior to hazing, bullying or assault, including sexual… …

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  • 28Cicely Courtneidge — Courtneidge in The Mousmé, 1911 Born Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge 1 April 1893(1893 04 01) Sydney …

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  • 29Pious fraud — A pious fraud a term used to describe people who perform fraud in religion (for example, a pious fraud fakes miracles or psychic surgery) because of a sincere belief that the end justifies the means in religious matters.The Oxford English… …

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  • 30Samuel Rowlands — (c. 1573 1630), English author of pamphlets in prose and verse, which reflect the follies and humours of the lower middle class life of his time, seems to have had no contemporary literary reputation; but his work throws considerable light on the …

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