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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jiggery-pokery/ʤɪɡəriˈpəʊkəri/

▶noun informal, chiefly Brit. deceitful or dishonest behaviour.

– origin C19: prob. a var. of Scots joukery-pawkery, from jouk (see jouk).

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