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jiggery-pokery
noun
[ ˌdʒɪɡ(ə)rɪˈpəʊk(ə)ri ]
• deceitful or dishonest behaviour.
• "the army's intervention was disguised by constitutional jiggery-pokery"
Origin:
late 19th century: probably a variant of Scots joukery-pawkery, from juke1.
