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    [Noun]  | "jig*gery-pok*ery" | \ ˈji-gər-ē-ˈpō-kər-ē \


    1: underhanded manipulation or dealings : trickery


    Origin: circa 1892 ;

     Probably alteration of Scots joukery-pawkery, from jouk to dodge, cheat + pawk trick, wile;

    [Noun]  | "jiggery-pokery" 


    1: the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end;


      * e.g., " ... the judge ordered the corporation to hand over all records, with no jiggery-pokery about unexpected problems and missing information "



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