English - Turkish
Definition of hanky-panky in English Turkish dictionary
- adilik
- dümen
- pislik
- zina
- sinsilik
- hile
- hokkabazlık
- kaçamak
- dalavere
- dalavere
- Zina
- hokkabazlık
- kaçamak
- hile
- sinsilik
- hankypanky
- hilekârlık
- hankypanky
- sinsilik
- hankypanky
- argo zina
- hankypanky
- ABD
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English - English
Definition of hanky-panky in English English dictionary
- sexual intercourse or other sexual activity, especially if illicit
- a debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate
- mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity. ("I think there was some hanky-panky with the last election.")
- {i} trickery, deception
- Hanky-panky is used to refer to sexual activity between two people, especially when this is regarded as improper or not serious. Does this mean no hanky-panky after lights out?. sexual activity - used humorously (Probably from hocus-pocus)
- verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
hanky-panky
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hank·y-pank·ySynonyms
amour, chicane, chicanery, dalliance, deception, devilry, dirty pool, double-dealing, fling, flirtation, fooling around, fourberie, fraud, funny business, hankie-pankiePronunciation
Etymology
[ "ha[ng]-kE-'pa[ng]-kE ] (noun.) 1841. Possibly a corruption of hakk'ni panki, a Romani ("Gypsy") expression for a "great trick" or "big con," hence "shady dealings."Gresham, William Lindsay. Monster Midway, a book about circus life and side-shows. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1954. (some of the chapters in this book appeared as articles in the following magazines: , Life, Esquire, True, and . Reference copied from WikipediaResimler
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