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n. a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts

wise guy, smart aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer

n. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist

n. an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression

joker

n. a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester

klutz

n. (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt

sell short

v. underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"

bilk

v. cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

make, pretend, make believe

v. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"

outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent

v. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

misinform, mislead

v. give false or misleading information to

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