jig·ger·y-pok·er·y
noun/ˌdʒɪɡəri ˈpəʊkəri/
/ˌdʒɪɡəri ˈpəʊkəri/
[uncountable] (informal, especially British English)- dishonest behaviour
欺骗行为;骗局;捣鬼 - He began to suspect that some jiggery-pokery had been going on.
他开始怀疑其中发生了一些诡计。
Word Originlate 19th cent.: probably a variant of Scots joukery-pawkery, from jouk ‘dodge, skulk’, of unknown origin. - He began to suspect that some jiggery-pokery had been going on.