[jig-uh-ree-poh-kuh-ree] 
| 1. | trickery, hocus-pocus; fraud; humbug. |
| 2. | sly, underhanded action. |
| 3. | manipulation: After a little jiggery-pokery, the engine started. |
| jig·ger·y-pok·er·y (jĭg'ə-rē-pō'kə-rē) n. Underhand scheming or behavior: "By some legal—or perhaps illegal—jiggery-pokery, he could declare the election void" (John Hughes). [Alteration of joukery-pawkery : from Scots jouk, to dodge (probably from duck2) + Scots pawk, trick.] |
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