pokery

jiggery-pokery

Illicit, dubious, or morally questionable activities, especially those done discreetly or in secret. The purpose of the new legislation is to root out the jiggery-pokery going on with many businesses' financial figures.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • jiggery
  • jiggery-pokery
  • keep on the straight and narrow
  • keep to the straight and narrow
  • keep to, stay on, etc. the straight and narrow
  • be on the straight and narrow
  • stay on the straight and narrow
  • stay to the straight and narrow
  • on the straight and narrow
  • a trip to the woodshed
References in periodicals archive
The business moved to Mickley shortly after the well-known Jiggery Pokery Shop closed and Elisa took over.
TV drama stardom beckons for quirky tearoom
They all talk their hokey pokey They all swear they're okey dokey They must think that we're all dopey And don't suspect jiggery pokery.
Poet's corner; Hokey Cokey Referendum
Here, he reveals how to get the most out of the weekend with the help of hi-tech jiggery pokery.
3TO SEE; MONDAY June 1
SUNDAY Troy E4, 9pm In these days of hi-tech jiggery pokery, when every imaginable visual feat seems capable with a few clicks of a mouse, it's remarkable that the humble magician still carries so much clout.
ON DIGITAL
With their first collection of songs, including Jiggery Pokery, which referenced the infamous massively-spinning ball bowled by Shane Warne which did Mike Gatting in the 1993 series, Neil and Thomas tried to cram in as much cricket knowledge as they could.
Pair push the boundaries; With the Ashes series now in full swing, cricket fanatics The Duckworth Lewis Method have released their second album, Sticky Wickets. The duo fielded questions from ANDY WELCH
He untethers the plot from plausibility and logic, allowing everything to teeter risibly on coincidence, physical improbability and outrageous about jiggery pokery good fortune.
You'll like this... quite a lot; FILM REVIEW
"There are issues on the bend after the winning post, which we may be able to avoid with a bit of jiggery pokery. There are a couple of areas of particularly bad ground down the back straight and another in the bypass area adjacent to the fifth-last fence."
Jumps meeting at Lingfield hinges on inspection
And Channel 4's jiggery pokery with its usual scheduling doesn't stop there - another former Friday night favourite, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, is also back for a new series ...
What's coming up ... next week's TV
The Apprentice (BBC1, 9pm) More financial jiggery pokery, but this time with the eagle eye of Sir Alan Sugar watching over the players.
WHAT TO WATCH
COMEDY Pete Firman - Jiggery Pokery: The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton.
What'sOn
Somehow, they manage to stretch a 10-minute yarn about a son's search for his errant father into more than two hours of techno-jiggery pokery.
WORK IT, BABY
Jacqui Brown has purchased Jiggery Pokery in Mickley, Northumberland, after getting funding support from NatWest.
New owner FORTYNEVALLEY furniture arcade
But thanks to some clever jiggery pokery it works absolutely brilliantly as well as looking smashing.
SEVEN TO LUST AFTER
Somehow, they manage to stretch a 10-minute yarn about a son's search for his father into more than two hours of techno-jiggery pokery.
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"They've actually got a good bunch of people at the BHA at the moment, but I'm sure we'd all agree that if we could cut out the annual jiggery pokery life would be a lot better."
Bell offers expertise on racing's funding crisis