词汇 | jiggery-pokery |
词源 | jiggery-pokery [L19th] This late 19th-century expression means ‘deceitful or dishonest behaviour’. It is probably a variant of Scots joukery-pawkery [L16th], from jouk [LME] ‘dodge, escape, cheat’. |
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