Antonyms for hankypanky


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


Definition of hankypanky

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

Synonyms for hankypanky

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