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SKULLDUGGERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
Synonyms:
hanky panky; hocus-pocus; jiggery-pokery; skulduggery; skullduggery; slickness; trickery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("skullduggery" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)