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    [Noun]  | "sub*ter*fuge" | \ ˈsəb-tər-ˌfyüj \


    1: deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade

    2: a deceptive device or stratagem


    Origin: 1573 ;

     Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to escape, evade, from subter- secretly (from subter underneath; akin to Latin sub under) + fugere to flee , {mat|fugitive|};

    [Noun]  | "subterfuge" 


    1: the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end;


      * e.g., " ... propagandists who use a kind of photographic subterfuge, superimposing one image on another to create a false reality "



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     [ "subterfuge" ]

    1: The act of deceiving someone in order to acheive a goal or obtain an item.

      * e.g.,  ... People that cheat on their wives/husbands use subterfuge.. 

     [ "subterfuge" ]

    1: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

      * e.g.,  ... "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind" 

     [ "subterfugal" ]

    1: sneaky, underhanded

      * e.g.,  ... The test-taker cheated using a subterfugal method. 

     [ "subterfuge" ]

    1: When a guy pulls out and cums on a girls tits.

      * e.g.,  ... We were going strong last night and I got to subterfuge all over her! 

     [ "subterfuge" ]

    1: something done to muzzle a fart.

      * e.g.,  ... to reach for a magazine or stretching in hope of people not noticing that you just farted. subterfuge is usually commited in public. 

     [ "subterfuge" ]

    1: Fucking your shit up from the shadows

      * e.g.,  ... John was walking through a dark alley and got shanked. Nigga got subterfuged. 

     [ "Subterfuge" ]

    1: To spray one's breast milk upon others

      * e.g.,  ... I subterfuged all over this crowd. 

     [ "subterfugally" ]

    1: Done in a sneaky, underhanded way.

      * e.g.,  ... To avoid notice, the student cheated subterfugally. 

     [ "testicular subterfuge" ]

    1: (n.) A deceptive stratagem meant to evade a troublesome situation by grabbing, crushing, stepping on, slapping, kicking, or merely flicking, or otherwise violently treating another's testicles in order to distract the other person, who is typically an adversary who causes, or maintains, the troublesome situation which one intends to evade.

      * e.g.,  ... Joe kicked John in the crotch, a classic testicular subterfuge, in order to escape from John. 

     [ "subterfuge snap" ]

    1: A discreetly taken photograph of a complete stranger, usually with the intention of sending it to your mates for their input.

      * e.g.,  ... Text conversation: Dave: Bro, I'm on the train sitting opposite from this smoking hot babe. Alan: Grab me a subterfuge snap so I can check her out. 

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