English Explanatory Dictionary

jiggery-pokery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Trickery or misrepresentation.
  2. Manipulation.
  3. Sexual intercourse.

Pronunciation

/ˌdʒɪɡ.ə.ɹiˈpəʊ.kə.ɹi/ /ˌdʒɪɡ.ɚ.iˈpoʊ.kɚ.i/ en-au-jiggery-pokery.ogg

Word forms

jiggery-pokery

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots joukery-pawkery (“trickery; deceit”) Attested in English since the nineteenth century. The earliest known use was in the Berkshire Chronicle in 1845.

Synonyms

hanky-panky skulduggery trickery copulation
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