Chicanery
Chicanery noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.
Usage example: that candidate only won the election through chicanery
Jiggery-pokery and chicanery are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Jiggery-pokery" instead a noun "Chicanery". informal substitute
Nearby Word: chicane
Jiggery-pokery
Jiggery-pokery noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.
Usage example: the judge ordered the corporation to hand over all records, with no jiggery-pokery about unexpected problems and missing information
Chicanery and jiggery-pokery are semantically related. You can use "Chicanery" instead a noun phrase "Jiggery-pokery".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- deception and chicanery
- deception and jiggery-pokery
- intrigue and chicanery
- intrigue and jiggery-pokery
- machination and chicanery
- machination and jiggery-pokery
- artifice and chicanery
- artifice and jiggery-pokery
- double-dealing and chicanery
- double-dealing and jiggery-pokery
- fraud and chicanery
- fraud and jiggery-pokery
- subterfuge and chicanery
- subterfuge and jiggery-pokery
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