fourbery means deceit, an unprincipled action.
Why “fourbery” is a great word
Deceit or an unprincipled, fraudulent action. Borrowed from French fourberie, meaning 'trickery, deceit'. Unlike chicanery, which emphasizes clever, legalistic misdirection, or knavery, which paints a broader portrait of roguish character, fourbery is the deceit itself: the specific, calculated swindle. It is the weighted dice slipped from a velvet cuff, the forged document sealed with a false flourish, the too-sweet promise that evaporates into thin air—a small, perfect crime against trust, leaving only the faint, sour aftertaste of human cunning.
Etymology
Borrowed from French fourberie.
noun
- deceit, an unprincipled action.
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