JIGGERY-POKERY


Meaning of JIGGERY-POKERY in English

jig ‧ ger ‧ y-po ‧ ker ‧ y /ˌdʒɪɡəri ˈpəʊkəri $ -ˈpoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

British English informal secret dishonest activity to make something seem what it is not:

There’s been some jiggery-pokery with the figures.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.