Fiddle factor
noun phrase
A cheating maneuver; tricky move: The Navigation Foundation’s study ”has more fiddle factors than the New York Philharmonic” (1980s+)
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[fid-l-hed] /ˈfɪd lˌhɛd/ noun 1. Nautical. a billethead having a form similar to the volute carved at the upper end of a violin. 2. the young, coiled frond of various species of ferns, eaten as a vegetable. /ˈfɪdəlˌhɛd/ noun 1. (nautical) an ornamental carving, in the shape of the scroll at the head end of […]