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Blend of politics +‎ tricks

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politricks (uncountable)

  1. (informal, derogatory) political trickery
    • 2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 379:
      Maybe [] he's doing that hear-no-evil-see-no-evil thing Jamaicans do when they find themselves smack dab in the middle of politricks.

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