- pawkery
- pawk·ery
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pawkery
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pawkery — ˈpȯkəri noun ( es) Etymology: obsolete English (northern dialect) pawk trick + English ery Scotland : slyness, trickiness … Useful english dictionary
joukery-pawkery — joukˈery pawkˈery noun (Scot) Trickery, roguery ● jouk … Useful english dictionary
jiggery-pokery — noun Etymology: probably alteration of Scots joukery pawkery, from jouk to dodge, cheat + pawk trick, wile Date: circa 1892 underhanded manipulation or dealings ; trickery … New Collegiate Dictionary
jiggery-pokery — /jig euh ree poh keuh ree/, n. Chiefly Brit. 1. trickery, hocus pocus; fraud; humbug. 2. sly, underhanded action. 3. manipulation: After a little jiggery pokery, the engine started. [1890 95; alter. of joukery pawkery. See JOUK, PAWKY, ERY] * * * … Universalium
jiggery-pokery — noun informal, chiefly Brit. deceitful or dishonest behaviour. Origin C19: prob. a var. of Scots joukery pawkery, from jouk (see jouk) … English new terms dictionary
jiggery-pokery — jig•ger•y pok•er•y [[t]ˈdʒɪg ə riˈpoʊ kə ri[/t]] n. brit. sly, underhanded action; trickery • Etymology: 1890–95; akin to Scots joukery pawkery … From formal English to slang
jiggery-pokery — /dʒɪgəri ˈpoʊkəri/ (say jiguhree pohkuhree) noun Colloquial dishonest dealing; trickery. {from Scottish joukery pawkery clever trickery, from jouk to skulk + pawk a trick} …
jiggery-pokery — n. Brit. colloq. deceitful or dishonest dealing, trickery. Etymology: cf. Sc. joukery pawkery f. jouk dodge, skulk … Useful english dictionary
joukerypawkery — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( es) Etymology: joukery + pawkery Scotland : jiggery pokery … Useful english dictionary
