counterploy

noun
coun·​ter·​ploy | \ ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌplȯi How to pronounce counterploy (audio) \
variants: or counter-ploy
plural counterploys or counter-ploys

Definition of counterploy

: a ploy intended to counter or oppose another ploy There are ploys and counterploys, as each tries to outmaneuver the other.— Daniel M. Kimmel

First Known Use of counterploy

1959, in the meaning defined above

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