jiggery-pokerynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdʒɪɡ.ər.iˈpəʊ.kər.i/us/ˌdʒɪɡ.ɚ.iˈpoʊ.kɚ.i/old-fashioned informalsecret or dishonest behaviour
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- honeyfuggle
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- lead sb a (merry) dance idiom
- poison
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- send/give out (all) the wrong signals idiom
- shaft
- wool
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