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Antonyms for hanky panky


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hang-kee-pang-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæŋ kiˈpæŋ ki



Definition of hanky panky

Origin :
  • also hanky panky, 1841, "trickery," British slang, possibly a variant of hoky-poky "deception, fraud," altered from hocus-pocus.
  • As in love affair : noun love relationship
  • As in monkey business : noun shenanigans
  • As in shenanigans : noun mischief
  • As in extramarital affair : noun illicit sexual relationship
  • As in business : noun personal concern
  • As in cheat : noun trick
  • As in chicanery : noun deception, trickery
  • As in indirection : noun dishonesty
  • As in shadiness : noun indirection
  • As in shiftiness : noun indirection
  • As in slyness : noun indirection
  • As in sneakiness : noun indirection
  • As in trickiness : noun indirection
  • As in underhandedness : noun indirection
  • As in victimization : noun cheat
  • As in adultery : noun extramarital affair
  • As in dalliance : noun love affair
  • As in affair : noun illicit sexual relationship
  • As in dishonesty : noun lying; unwillingness to tell the truth
  • As in double-dealing : noun betrayal, cheating
  • As in fraud : noun trickery, deception
  • As in hanky-panky : noun monkey business
Example sentences :
  • Now I'll pay you what I think fit, and you'll take it and be satisfied, and no hanky panky.
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • When you landed at Fremantle there was no hanky panky about you.
  • Extract from : « The Second String » by Nat Gould
  • Josh and Hanky Panky could talk of little else during the balance of that day.
  • Extract from : « The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line » by Ralph Marlow
  • Rod and Hanky Panky dashed up to the front of the house and stopped.
  • Extract from : « The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line » by Ralph Marlow
  • By this time Hanky Panky had been awakened, and heard the last words.
  • Extract from : « The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line » by Ralph Marlow
  • Even Hanky Panky could laugh now, once they were on the road again.
  • Extract from : « The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line » by Ralph Marlow
  • There was a sudden whoop from the rear, where Hanky Panky held his place.
  • Extract from : « The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line » by Ralph Marlow
  • So finally Rod, finding that Hanky Panky seemed of the same mind, consented to stay over for a week or two longer.
  • Extract from : « The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line » by Ralph Marlow
  • Perhaps he knew his auditors so well that he really anticipated what the effect would be upon both Josh and Hanky Panky.
  • Extract from : « The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line » by Ralph Marlow
  • Many times during the balance of that afternoon Josh and Hanky Panky referred to the business which they were about to undertake.
  • Extract from : « The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line » by Ralph Marlow

Synonyms for hanky panky

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