Cheating and Fiddling

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Cheating noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

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Fiddling and cheating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fiddling" instead a noun "Cheating".

Nearby Words: cheat, cheated, cheater

Fiddling adjective - Lacking importance.

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Cheating and fiddling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheating" instead a noun "Fiddling".

Nearby Words: fiddle, fiddled, fiddly, fiddler

The expressions "It's a fiddle" or "fiddling" to denote cheating are said to derive from this venerable grift.

Source: Violin Scam
Then there was Maxi, who, while you couldn't do much against the cheating AI with him, allowed most unskilled players to demolish more or less any human opponent just by pressing buttons at random and fiddling with the joypad.

Source: Game Breaker / Fighting Games
Escaped from Hell: Death masters and archmasters are famous for kicking down the doors and walking back out with reinforcements after they've technically (due to previous fiddling with death/life/time magic) or actually (with pure death magic, cheating and willpower) died.

Source: Tabletop Game / Mage: The Awakening

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