JIGGERY-POKERY


Meaning of JIGGERY-POKERY in English

[jig.gery-pok.ery] n [prob. alter. of Sc joukery-pawkery, fr. jouk to dodge, cheat + pawk trick, wile] (ca. 1892): underhanded manipulation or dealings: trickery

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