jiggery-pokery [ˈdʒɪgərɪˈpəʊkərɪ]
n
Informal chiefly Brit dishonest or deceitful behaviour or business; trickery
n
Informal chiefly Brit dishonest or deceitful behaviour or business; trickery
[Alteration of joukery-pawkery : from Scottish dialect jouk, to dodge (probably from duck) + Scots pawk, trick.]
Definition from freedictionary.com
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