sculduddery

[ skuhl-duhd-uh-ree ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

, plural scul·dud·der·ies.

1. obscene behavior; lewdness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sculduddery¹

First recorded in 1705–15; origin uncertain; skullduggery ( def )

Example Sentences

But we had to pay for the distinction, for from that moment he favoured us with a prodigious deal of his conversation, which, to tell the truth, savoured but seldom of wit and often of rank sculduddery.

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For at least three of them were but sullen, loutish boys, yet the others led them on, and praised them when they imitated their blasphemies and sculduddery.

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“Ay, an’ waur:—he got entangled wi’ the kirk on an unlucky sculduddery business, an’ has been writing bitter, wicked ballads on a’ the guid ministers in the country ever syne.

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They found that "sculduddery" was not a necessary attraction.

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And I wouldn't stand for sculduddery like that, for one thing; and for another I thought I'd come out better in the end by sticking to the boss, like you seen me doing often enough!

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