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Synonyms & Antonyms of jiggery-pokery
- the judge ordered the corporation to hand over all records, with no jiggery-pokery about unexpected problems and missing information
Synonyms for jiggery-pokery
Words Related to jiggery-pokery
- 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 first known use of jiggery-pokery was circa 1892
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