jiggery-pokery
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.jig·gery–pok·ery
noun \ˈji-gər-ē-ˈpō-kər-ē\Definition of JIGGERY-POKERY
: underhanded manipulation or dealings : trickery
See Origin of JIGGERY-POKERY
probably alteration of Scots joukery-pawkery, from jouk to dodge, cheat + pawk trick, wile
First Known Use: circa 1892
Related to JIGGERY-POKERY
- Synonyms
- artifice, chicane, chicanery, gamesmanship, hanky-panky, jiggery-pokery, jugglery, legerdemain, skulduggery (or skullduggery), subterfuge, wile
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