[ploy] n [prob. fr. employ] (1722) 1: escapade, frolic
2. a: a tactic intended to embarrass or frustrate an opponent b: a devised or contrived move: stratagem "a ~ to get her to open the door --Robert B. Parker"
[ploy] n [prob. fr. employ] (1722) 1: escapade, frolic
2. a: a tactic intended to embarrass or frustrate an opponent b: a devised or contrived move: stratagem "a ~ to get her to open the door --Robert B. Parker"
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012