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the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end
- had to resort to a certain amount of hanky-panky to sneak away from the house without his dog seeing him
Synonyms for hanky-panky
Words Related to hanky-panky
- artfulness,
- caginess
- (also cageyness),
- craftiness,
- cunning,
- deviousness,
- foxiness,
- oiliness,
- shadiness,
- sharpness,
- shiftiness,
- shrewdness,
- slickness,
- slipperiness,
- slyness,
- sneakiness,
- treachery,
- underhandedness,
- wiliness
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The Words of the Week - 12/18/20
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