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codology Irish colloq.|kɒˈdɒlədʒɪ|
[f. cod n.5 + -ology.]
Hoaxing, humbugging. Hence coˈdologist.
1922Joyce Ulysses 299 The why and the wherefore and all the codology of the business. 1928Daily Express 15 Feb. 11 There is in Ireland a science unknown to us in England called Codology... The English is ‘leg-pulling’... When I received an invitation to breakfast at the Dublin Zoo I thought that I could detect the hand of the chief codologist. 1966Listener 8 Dec. 863/1 Apart from some typical codology and a handful of tender personal messages—his [sc. James Joyce's] stuff is tidily to the point and businesslike. |