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  • 51rip off — verb deprive somebody of something by deceit The con man beat me out of $50 This salesman ripped us off! we were cheated by their clever sounding scheme They chiseled me out of my money • Syn: ↑cheat, ↑chisel • …

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  • 52victimization — noun 1. adversity resulting from being made a victim his victimization infuriated him • Derivationally related forms: ↑victimize • Hypernyms: ↑adversity, ↑hardship, ↑hard knocks 2. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) …

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  • 53Booty — Boo ty, n. [Cf. Icel. b[=y]ti exchange, barter, Sw. byte barter, booty, Dan. bytte; akin to D. buit booty, G. beute, and fr. Icel. byta, Sw. byta, Dan. bytte, to distribute, exchange. The Scandinavian word was influenced in English by boot profit …

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  • 54Bunko — Bun ko, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunkoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunkoing}.] To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad check, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {Bunko steerer}, a person …

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  • 55Bunko steerer — Bunko Bun ko, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunkoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunkoing}.] To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad check, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {Bunko steerer}, a… …

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  • 56Bunkoed — Bunko Bun ko, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunkoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunkoing}.] To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad check, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {Bunko steerer}, a… …

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  • 57Bunkoing — Bunko Bun ko, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunkoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunkoing}.] To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad check, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {Bunko steerer}, a… …

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  • 58To play booty — Booty Boo ty, n. [Cf. Icel. b[=y]ti exchange, barter, Sw. byte barter, booty, Dan. bytte; akin to D. buit booty, G. beute, and fr. Icel. byta, Sw. byta, Dan. bytte, to distribute, exchange. The Scandinavian word was influenced in English by boot… …

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  • 59victimise — British variant of victimize …

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  • 60ream — I. noun Etymology: Middle English reme, from Anglo French, ultimately from Arabic rizma, literally, bundle Date: 14th century 1. a quantity of paper being 20 quires or variously 480, 500, or 516 sheets 2. a great amount usually used in plural <&#8230; …

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