skulduggery

[ skuhl-duhg-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural skul·dug·ger·ies.

1. a variant of skullduggery ( def ).

skulduggery

/ skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   underhand dealing; trickery

Word History and Origins

Origin of skulduggery¹

C19: altered from earlier Scot sculduddery; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Tax skulduggery is mostly about keeping income off your tax returns (i.e., hiding it from the tax man).

From The Daily Beast

Jon Stewart's parody coverage of the story has relentlessly emphasized not his cable-stealing skulduggery but—his blondness.

From The Daily Beast

Don Loris vexedly tried to contrive some useful skulduggery without the information to base it on.

From Project Gutenberg

“It was a simple matter of scientific knowledge and a little skulduggery,” pursued the story-teller obligingly.

From Project Gutenberg