skulduggery
[ skuhl-duhg-uh-ree ]
/ skʌlˈdʌg ə ri /
noun, plural skul·dug·ger·ies.
dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery: bribery, graft, and other such skulduggery.
an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; trick.
Also
skull·dug·ger·y. Sometimes
scul·dug·ger·y,
scull·dug·ger·y.
Origin of skulduggery
1705–15,
Americanism; variant of
sculduddery, orig. Scots: fornication, obscenity < ?
Words nearby skulduggery
skrymir,
skt,
sku,
skua,
skuld,
skulduggery,
skulk,
skull,
skull and crossbones,
skull session,
skullcap
British Dictionary definitions for skulduggery
skulduggery
US skullduggery
/ (skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ) /
noun
informal
underhand dealing; trickery
Word Origin for skulduggery
C19: altered from earlier Scot
sculduddery; of obscure origin