单词 | hanky-panky |
释义 | hanky-panky From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhanky-pankyhank‧y-pank‧y /ˌhæŋki -ˈpæŋki/ noun [uncountable]informalSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH sexual activity – used humorouslyExamples from the Corpushanky-panky• Worth may have been involved in some financial hanky-panky.• It was a control on monetary hanky-panky, otherwise known as inflation.• There must be some hanky-panky, Loewenthal surmised.• Instead of a warm and fuzzy public relations tour during campaign season, she now faces endless questions about supposed hanky-panky.Origin hanky-panky (1800-1900) Probably from hocus-pocus |
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