skulduggery

[ skuhl-duhg-uh-ree ]

noun,plural skul·dug·ger·ies.
  1. a variant of skullduggery.

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British Dictionary definitions for skulduggery

skulduggery

US skullduggery

/ (skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ) /


noun
  1. informal underhand dealing; trickery

Origin of skulduggery

1
C19: altered from earlier Scot sculduddery; of obscure origin

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