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jiggery-pokery

/ˈdʒɪɡ.ər.i ˌpəʊ.kər.i/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un comportamiento deshonesto, engañoso o manipulador, que a menudo implica tergiversar los hechos con palabras para aprovecharse de alguien.

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noun

/ˈdʒɪɡ.ər.i ˌpəʊ.kər.i/C2formalbritish
  • esSustantivo que designa un comportamiento deshonesto, engañoso o manipulador, que a menudo implica tergiversar los hechos con palabras para aprovecharse de alguien.

A noun referring to dishonest, deceptive, or manipulative behavior, often involving verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of someone.

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  1. Deceptive or dishonest behaviorC1informalbritish

    Trickery, deceit, or dishonest activity intended to mislead or take advantage of someone.

    esEngaño o triquiñuelas

    • The accountant was accused of financial jiggery-pokery.
    • There's some jiggery-pokery going on with the election results.
    • He lost his savings due to the company's jiggery-pokery.

    Sinónimoschicanerydeceitdeceptiondishonestyfraudhanky pankyhocus-pocusskulduggerysubterfugetrickery

    Antónimosfairnesshonestytruthfulness

Formas
  • jiggery-pokeries plural form
  • jiggery-pokeries' possessive plural form
  • jiggery-pokery's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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