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jiggery-pokery Definition


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jiggery-pokery
noun
    1. colloq
      Trickery or deceit.
      Thesaurus: (slang) chicanery, subterfuge, trickery, funny business, deceit, deception, fraud; Antonym: honesty.
Etymology: 19c: from Scots joukery-pawkery, from jouk to dodge + pawk trick.



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