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jiggery-pokery (jigər ē pōkər ē)

noun

Chiefly Brit., Informal trickery or deception; hanky-panky

Etymology: altered < Scot joukery-paukery, rhyming slang < IE *joukerie, trickery < *joukere, a cheater < *jouk, a dodge, dart < ?

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