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- Dictionaryjig·ger·y-pok·er·y/ˌjiɡərēˈpōkərē/
noun
- 1. deceitful or dishonest behavior: informal British "the army's intervention was disguised by constitutional jiggery-pokery"
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Jiggery-pokery is a noun that means underhanded manipulation or dealings, or trickery. It is probably an alteration of Scots joukery-pawkery, from jouk to dodge, cheat + pawk trick, wile.
Jiggery-pokery is an old-fashioned informal word for secret or dishonest behaviour. Learn how to use it in sentences with synonyms and translations.
Jiggery-pokery comes from Britain, as does most of the finest rhyming slang and spicy mustards, and has long been thought to have originated at the end of the 19th century. However, recent research has indicated that it is older than previously thought.
Jiggery-pokery is a British informal word for trickery or deception. It comes from Scottish dialect joukery-pawkery, which means trickery or hocus-pocus.
Jiggery-pokery refers to trickery and deception. It's a fun, old-fashioned word that's in the same family as other repetitive-sounding terms for shady behavior, like hocus-pocus, flim-flam, and hanky-panky. Remember jiggery-pokery by thinking of the trickery that a skilled pickpocket might employ.
Jiggery-pokery definition: trickery, hocus-pocus; fraud; humbug.. See examples of JIGGERY-POKERY used in a sentence.
Definition of jiggery-pokery noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
