skull·dug·ger·y

[skuhl-duhg-uh-ree]
noun, plural skull·dug·ger·ies.
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skulduggery or (US) skullduggery (skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
informal underhand dealing; trickery
 
[C19: altered from earlier Scot sculduddery; of obscure origin]
 
skullduggery or (US) skullduggery
 
n
 
[C19: altered from earlier Scot sculduddery; of obscure origin]

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skullduggery definition

[ˈskəlˈdəgɚi]
  1. n.
    deceitful doings; dirty work. : Without skullduggery, politics wouldn't be interesting.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Meanwhile, skullduggery of the first order was in the works.
Those have changed to stories of corruption and skullduggery.
All she has to do is smile and you forget you're watching satire triumph over skullduggery.
But high stakes are high stakes, and that's where friendship ends and skullduggery begins.
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