Cheat and Gimmick

Cheat

Cheat noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.

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Gimmick and cheat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gimmick" instead a noun "Cheat".

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

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

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Cheat and gimmick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheat" instead a noun "Gimmick".

Nearby Words: gimmicky, gimmickry

known	known cheat	known gimmick
good	good cheat	good gimmick
special	special cheat	special gimmick
exact	exact cheat	exact gimmick
Other adjectives: similar, common, certain, original, actual, successful, big, great, little, bad, horrible, former, less, last, occasional.

And given that Hogan's own gimmick involved practically never losing, the fact that he needed to cheat just made 'Taker look even stronger.

Source: The Bad Guy Wins / Professional Wrestling
In an example of an actual good guy doing this, WWE's Eddie Guerrero (RIP) would do this all the time as part of his "lie, cheat, steal" gimmick.

Source: I Lied
This was pretty much the entirety of Andy Kaufman's in-ring gimmick, declaring himself "The Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion Of The World" - which, ironically, was also quite progressive in that he'd always wrestle female opponents (even if he had to cheat half the time).

Source: Straw Misogynist

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