Bit and Ploy

Bit

Bit noun - A very small piece.

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Ploy and bit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Bit".

Nearby Word: bite

Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Bit and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bit" instead a noun "Ploy".

Nearby Word: ployed

old	old bit	old ploy
good	good bit	good ploy
particular	particular bit	particular ploy
similar	similar bit	similar ploy
Other adjectives: common, obvious, popular, neat, little, clever, famous, crazy, silly, final, odd, last, occasional.

In an episode of The Simpsons, Homer manages to trick Lisa with this ploy, though it takes a bit of extra effort on Homer's part.

Source: Look Behind You / Western Animation
It happens in Ranma ½ (even though Ranma set it up as a ploy to get a suit that happens to hate him off Akane), resulting in a bit of a heart-to-heart and much blushing.

Source: Ten Minutes in the Closet
In a sense, this ploy can only really work in a Fascist, but Inefficient state, since a real detective will find a deceased fall guy to be a wee bit too convenient for serious crimes.

Source: Deceased Fall-Guy Gambit

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