skulduggery
noun
[ skʌlˈdʌɡ(ə)ri ]
• underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.
• "a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery"
Similar:
trickery,
swindling,
fraudulence,
double-dealing,
sharp practice,
unscrupulousness,
underhandedness,
chicanery,
machinations,
shenanigans,
funny business,
hanky-panky,
monkey business,
monkey tricks,
jiggery-pokery,
monkeyshines,
Origin:
mid 19th century: alteration of Scots sculduddery, of unknown origin.
