Definitions for jiggery-pokeryˈdʒɪg ə riˈpoʊ kə ri
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jig•ger•y-pok•er•y*ˈdʒɪg ə riˈpoʊ kə ri(n.)
sly, underhanded action; trickery.
Category: British
* Chiefly Brit..
Origin of jiggery-pokery:
1890–95; akin to Scots joukery-pawkery
Princeton's WordNet
trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery(noun)
verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
Wiktionary
jiggery-pokery(Noun)
Trickery or misrepresentation.
jiggery-pokery(Noun)
Manipulation
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