jiggery-pokery [jīg.ur.ēē`pō.kur.ēē] noun.
Roguish and secret plans or tricks and other hugger-mugger.[Variant of
joukery-pawkery: Scots jouk, to duck from duck {as verb} & pawk, trick & -ery {as in trickery} fr. Old French fr. -er, -er, fr. Latin -ārius, -ary, {as in extraordinary} influenced by Germanic *-ārjaz, cf. English -er {as in cooker}]Pronunciation key:/p/ pen; /b/ but; /t/ two; /d/ do; /ch/ chair; /j/ joy; /k/ call; /g/ log; /f/ fin; /v/ vat; /ð/ that; /th/ thing; /s/ see; /z/ zoo; /sh/ she; /zh/ beige; /h/ ham; /m/ man; /n/ no; /ng/ ring; /l/ lip; /r/ run; /w/ we; /y/ yes; /ɑ/ father; /ēē/ see; /ĭ/ bit; /ĕ/ bed; /ur/ murk; /ă/ cat; /ŭ/ luck; /œ/ wood; /ū/ moon; /ā/ day; /ī/ light; /oy/ boy; /ō/ no; /ou/ out; /ɑr/ far; /ir/ ear; /ĕr/ there; /ə/ item
