jiggery-pokery

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌdʒɪɡ.ə.ɹiˈpəʊ.kə.ɹi/    美 /ˌdʒɪɡ.ɚ.iˈpoʊ.kɚ.i/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Trickery or misrepresentation. uncountable
    — 'Jiggery-pokery,' said Helena, 'you talk jiggery-pokery. Stop it, can't you?'
  2. Manipulation. uncountable
    — ...under the present law, the averages were made up so faithfully and fairly as to prevent any jiggery-pokery.
  3. Sexual intercourse. euphemistic,uncountable
    — ...the males, like most birds, have no penis. But that doesn't stop a bit of gay jiggery-pokery.

词源

Borrowed from Scots joukery-pawkery (“trickery; deceit”) Attested in English since the nineteenth century. The earliest known use was in the Berkshire Chronicle in 1845.
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