Jiggery-pokery Definition
jĭgə-rē-pōkə-rē
noun
Underhand scheming or behavior.
American Heritage
Trickery or deception; hanky-panky.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
An ambiguous reference to sexual intercourse.
Wiktionary
Origin of Jiggery-pokery
Alteration of joukery-pawkery from Scots jouk to dodge (probably from duck) Scots pawk trick
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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