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skullduggery - 3 dictionary results

skull⋅dug⋅ger⋅y

[skuhl-duhg-uh-ree]
–noun, plural -ger⋅ies.
skulduggery.

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 < ?
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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