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skullduggery
skull·dug·ger·y or skul·dug·ger·y (skŭl-dŭg′ə-rē)n. pl. skull·dug·ger·ies or skul·dug·ger·ies Crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it.
[Probably alteration of Scots sculduddery, obscenity, fornication.]skul•dug•ger•y or skull•dug•ger•y (skʌlˈdʌg ə ri)
n., pl. -ger•ies. 1. dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery. 2. an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; a trick. [1865–70, Amer.; alter. of Scots sculduddery fornication, obscenity; of obscure orig.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  skullduggery - verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some wayhanky panky, hocus-pocus, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, slickness, trickerydeception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood |
skullduggery
skullduggeryAn act or instance of deceitful, duplicitous, or dishonorably trickery. The sheer amount of skullduggery in the political drama beggars belief, but it certainly is entertaining to watch! I had a suspicion that there was some sort of skullduggery going on, but I wasn't going to pipe up until I had proof.skullduggery (ˈskəlˈdəgɚi) n. deceitful doings; dirty work. Without skullduggery, politics wouldn’t be interesting. skullduggery
Synonyms for skullduggerynoun verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some waySynonyms- hanky panky
- hocus-pocus
- jiggery-pokery
- skulduggery
- slickness
- trickery
Related Words- deception
- misrepresentation
- deceit
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