ə noun Chiefly British.
1.
trickery, hocus-pocus; fraud; humbug.
2.
sly, underhanded action.
3.
manipulation: After a little jiggery-pokery, the engine started.
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| —n | |
| informal chiefly (Brit) dishonest or deceitful behaviour or business; trickery | |
| [C19: from Scottish dialect joukery-pawkery] | |
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