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   jiggery-pokery

   /ˌdʒɪɡ(ə)rɪˈpəʊk(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. deceitful or dishonest behaviour: informal British "the army's intervention was disguised by constitutional jiggery-pokery"

   Word Origin late 19th century: probably a variant of Scots joukery-pawkery, from juke1.

   Scrabble Points: 34

   • J

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   • I

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   • G

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   • G

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   • Y

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   • O

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   • K

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   • E

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