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Definition of Jiggery-pokery
1. Noun. Verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way.
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Misrepresentation
Derivative terms: Slick, Trick
Definition of Jiggery-pokery
1. Noun. Trickery or misrepresentation. ¹
2. Noun. Manipulation ¹
3. Noun. (non-gloss definition An ambiguous reference to sexual intercourse.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jiggery-pokery
Literary usage of Jiggery-pokery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"... trial by fire in China had armored them against the kind of bush-league
jiggery-pokery that the fuzzy bunnies in Florida—myself included—came up with. ..."
2. Social Forces in England and America by Herbert George Wells (1914)
"They are like the man who approved of an electric tram, but said that he thought
it would go better without all that jiggery-pokery of wires up above. ..."
3. Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Samuel Peter Orth (1913)
"... "All this jiggery-pokery of party government played like a game for ascendency
and power is no use to us" (supra cit., P- 35)- The discipline of the ..."
4. Russia of To-day by John Foster Fraser (1916)
"... but he regards a cheque as a kind ci conjuring trick, and is not positive
there is not some jiggery- pokery with a victim at the end. ..."
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