[plɔɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage
(e.g: this was widely interpreted as a ploy to buy time in order to consolidate his position)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (originally Scots and northern English in the sense ‘pastime’): of unknown origin. The notion of ‘a calculated plan’ dates from the 1950s