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jiggery-pokery

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jig·ger·y-pok·er·y  (jg-r-pk-r)
n.
Underhand scheming or behavior: "By some legalor perhaps illegaljiggery-pokery, he could declare the election void" (John Hughes).
[Alteration of joukery-pawkery : from Scots jouk, to dodge (probably from duck) + Scots pawk, trick.]
jiggery-pokery
Noun
Informal, chiefly Brit dishonest behaviour; cheating [Scots dialect joukery-pawkery]
jiggery-pokery
subterfuge or devious and underhanded behavior; low cunning.
See also: Cunning
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Noun1.jiggery-pokeryjiggery-pokery - verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
hanky panky, hocus-pocus, skulduggery, skullduggery, slickness, trickery
deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood


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