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skulduggery
skul·dug·ger·y S0457000 (skŭl-dŭg′ə-rē)n. Variant of skullduggery.skulduggery (skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ) or skullduggeryninformal underhand dealing; trickery[C19: altered from earlier Scot sculduddery; of obscure origin]skul•dug•ger•y or skull•dug•ger•y (skʌlˈdʌg ə ri)
n., pl. -ger•ies. 1. dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery. 2. an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; a trick. [1865–70, Amer.; alter. of Scots sculduddery fornication, obscenity; of obscure orig.] skulduggeryunderhanded, dishonest, or deceptive behavior or actions.See also: CrimeThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  skulduggery - verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some wayhanky panky, hocus-pocus, jiggery-pokery, skullduggery, slickness, trickerydeception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood |
skulduggerynoun (Informal) trickery, swindling, machinations, duplicity, double-dealing, fraudulence, shenanigan(s) (informal), unscrupulousness, underhandedness accusations of intimidation and political skulduggeryTranslationsIdiomsSeeskullduggeryskulduggery
Synonyms for skulduggerynoun trickerySynonyms- trickery
- swindling
- machinations
- duplicity
- double-dealing
- fraudulence
- shenanigan(s)
- unscrupulousness
- underhandedness
Synonyms for skulduggerynoun verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some waySynonyms- hanky panky
- hocus-pocus
- jiggery-pokery
- skullduggery
- slickness
- trickery
Related Words- deception
- misrepresentation
- deceit
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