panky
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈpæŋki/
- UK
- Unfortunately, what the institute discovered was too much hanky-panky.
- Hanky-Panky
Examples
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And may we add, a lot less hanky-panky.
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The auditor found evidence of hanky-panky in the company's financial reports.
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So there was no hanky panky, which is interesting.
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And no more hanky-panky with the boys.
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No hanky-panky in the Bob mobile.
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That is if there is no election hanky-panky.
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Keep the game on the up and up, no hanky-panky double-dealing here.
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You've been in this business long as I have, you develop a nose for hanky-panky.
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As co-chairman of the firm, surely he had knowledge of the financial hanky-panky that would prove so disastrous down the road.
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In a piece in this morning's New York Times, we get a peek at voter hanky-panky, GOP-style.
Blog text (11)
Synonyms
43
3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
26
4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
15
8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
8
9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
7
2.8
An act of dishonesty that gives someone an unfair advantage
3
8.8
A way of hiding the truth by pretending to be less involved
2
9.9
Dishonest actions such as lying, cheating, or stealing
2
7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
2
7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
2
9.9
A trick done to cheat or fool people
2
6.0
Doing things quietly to trick people without them noticing
1
9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
1
8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
1
6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
1
6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
1
7.1
Dishonest or sneaky behaviour to get what you want
1
9.9
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
1
9.7
Dishonest words or actions that try to trick people
1
8.8
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
1
9.5
Actions that cheat people to get their money
1
8.5
Something that seems wrong, unsafe, or not honest
1
8.1
A person's secretive way of acting that makes others not trust them
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Etymology
Panky probably comes from the playful doubled phrase panky-panky or fancy-panky, a short, cheeky way people used to talk about sly or improper acts. So when someone calls something panky they mean secret, sly, or 'dishonest' behavior.