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skull⋅dug⋅ger⋅y
[skuhl-duhg-uh-ree] 
skul⋅dug⋅ger⋅y
[skuhl-duhg-uh-ree] –noun, plural -ger⋅ies.
| 1. | dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery: bribery, graft, and other such skulduggery. |
| 2. | an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; trick. |
Also, skullduggery, sculduggery, scullduggery.
Origin:
1705–15, Americanism; var. of sculduddery, orig. Scots: fornication, obscenity < ?
1705–15, Americanism; var. of sculduddery, orig. Scots: fornication, obscenity < ?
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| skull·dug·ger·y or skul·dug·ger·y (skŭl-dŭg'ə-rē) n. pl. skull·dug·ger·ies or skul·dug·ger·ries Crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it. [Probably alteration of Scots sculduddery, obscenity, fornication.] |
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