Cheating
Net
Net noun - A device or scheme for capturing another by surprise.
Usage example: drug runners caught in an elaborate net set by the police
Nearby Word: netting
Both words in one sentence
- It was revived after a certain Argentinean footballer earned the hatred of England fans by illegally guiding the ball into the net with his hand while playing England in a World Cup decider, hence the borderline-racist headline You Cheating Diego!
Source: Useful Notes / British English - The authors didn't put in an ending screen to prevent players from cheating their way into the ending and claiming the prize—the only way of finding out if you won was... to ask the authors if your guess was right (or just look up the solution on the Net).
Source: No Ending
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