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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