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单词 hanky-panky
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
han•ky-pan•ky or han•key-pan•key /ˈhæŋkiˈpæŋki/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable][Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsillegal or unethical behavior or dealings:a little financial hanky-panky.
  2. Informal Termsimproper sexual relations.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
han•ky-pan•ky  (hang′kē pang′kē),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsunethical behavior;
    deceit:When the bank teller bought an expensive car and house, they suspected there might be some hanky-panky going on.
  2. Informal Termsillicit sexual relations.
Also, han′key-pan′key, han′ky pank′. 
  • 1835–45; rhyming compound; compare initial h, p of higgledy-piggledy, hocus-pocus, hodge-podge, etc.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hanky-panky /ˈhæŋkɪˈpæŋkɪ/ n informal
  1. dubious or suspicious behaviour
  2. foolish behaviour or talk
  3. illicit sexual relations
Etymology: 19th Century: variant of hocus-pocus
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