Diddle and Stiff

Diddle

Diddle verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: an unscrupulous Broadway producer diddles little old ladies by persuading them to invest in a surefire flop

Stiff and diddle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stiff" instead a verb "Diddle".

Stiff

Stiff verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company selling sexual aids

Diddle and stiff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diddle" instead a verb "Stiff".

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