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kiˈpæŋ noun Informal.
1.
unethical behavior; deceit: When the bank teller bought an expensive car and house, they suspected there might be some hanky-panky going on.
2.
illicit sexual relations.
Also, han·key-pan·key, hanky pank.
Origin:
1835–45; rhyming compound; compare initial h, p of higgledy-piggledy, hocus-pocus, hodgepodge, etc.
1835–45; rhyming compound; compare initial h, p of higgledy-piggledy, hocus-pocus, hodgepodge, etc.
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hanky-panky (ˈhæŋkɪˈpæŋkɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | dubious or suspicious behaviour |
| 2. | foolish behaviour or talk |
| 3. | illicit sexual relations |
| [C19: variant of | |
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Hanky pank
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
hanky-panky
1841, "trickery," Brit. slang, possibly a variant of hoky-poky "deception, fraud," altered from hocus-pocus.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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hanky-panky definition[ˈhæŋkiˈpæŋki]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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