jiggery-pokery

Etymology
Attested in English since the nineteenth century. The earliest known use was in the Berkshire Chronicle in 1845.

Noun

 * 1) Trickery or misrepresentation.
 * 2) Manipulation.
 * 3) * 1892, Philip Stanhope, Lightning (journal), Letter XXVII:
 * ...what my friend Singleton calls "rigging, cornering, and general jiggery-pokery methods,"...
 * 1)  Sexual intercourse.
 * 1) * 1892, Philip Stanhope, Lightning (journal), Letter XXVII:
 * ...what my friend Singleton calls "rigging, cornering, and general jiggery-pokery methods,"...
 * 1)  Sexual intercourse.
 * 1)  Sexual intercourse.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:copulation
 * See Thesaurus:copulation

Translations

 * Armenian:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian: თაღლითობა, სისულელე, ჩმახი, მოტყუება
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, 裏工作
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Ukrainian: інтриги, підступи