noun General Slang

stroke

· noun · irish-eng

A sly bit of thieving — or any cheeky stunt you pulled off.

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In Irish English, to pull a stroke is to nick something or pull off a sly, opportunistic move. Doesn't always mean full-on robbery — can be any chancer behaviour, a fast one, a swindle. The classic 'strokes' are minor thefts but the word stretches to any sneaky win.

“He pulled a stroke on the bookies — walked out with double what he put in.”
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stroke In A Sentence

He pulled a stroke on the bookies — walked out with double what he put in.

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What does stroke mean in slang?

A stroke is a sly bit of thieving, or more broadly any cheeky stunt you managed to pull off.

How do you use stroke in a sentence?

Sneaking in without paying, that was a proper stroke.

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