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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French supercherie, itself borrowed from Italian soperchieria.

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Noun

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supercherie (countable and uncountable, plural supercheries)

  1. (obsolete) Foul play; an attack made by deceit. [16th–17th c.]
  2. (now chiefly in French contexts) Deception, deceit; an instance of fraud. [from 17th c.]
    • 1863, Henry Rogers, Critique on M. Renan's Vie de Jésus:
      We [] should certainly deny to any teacher of morals, in any age, who resorted to such ‘supercherie’ and charlatanism, any very high place among the instructors and benefactors of mankind.
    • 2005 June 23, Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian:
      According to France's foreign minister, the British foreign secretary is guilty of perpetrating a supercherie.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian soperchieria, obsolete form of soverchieria (abuse; bullying).

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supercherie f (plural supercheries)

  1. deception

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