dodge vs expedient

dodge

noun
  • A trick, evasion or wile. (Now mainly in the expression tax dodge.) 

  • An act of dodging. 

  • A line of work. 

adj
  • Dodgy. 

verb
  • To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place. 

  • To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way. 

  • To decrease the exposure for certain areas of an image in order to make them darker (compare burn). 

  • To avoid; to sidestep. 

expedient

noun
  • A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource. 

adj
  • Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended. 

  • Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest. 

  • Affording short-term benefit, often at the expense of the long-term. 

How often have the words dodge and expedient occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )