JIGGERY-POKERY Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word jiggery-pokery. (close relations)
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| skulduggery | nounn | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way | ||||||
| trickery | nounn | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| chicanery | nounn | |||||
noun • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| deceit | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being fraudulent • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving | ||||||
| deception | nounn | |||||
noun • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||
| dishonesty | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being dishonest • lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | ||||||
| duplicity | nounn | |||||
noun • a fraudulent or duplicitous representation • acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| fraud | nounn | |||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||
| manipulation | nounn | |||||
noun • exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage • the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means | ||||||
| subterfuge | nounn | |||||
noun • something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | ||||||
| tomfoolery | nounn | |||||
noun • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| shenanigans | nounn | |||||
noun • reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| underhandedness | nounn | |||||
noun • The characteristic of being underhanded. | ||||||
| monkey business | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • mischievous or deceitful behavior | ||||||
| hocus-pocus | nounn | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation. | ||||||
| skullduggery | nounn | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way | ||||||
| slickness | nounn | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • a kind of fluent easy superficiality • a slippery smoothness | ||||||
| hanky panky | nounn | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way | ||||||
