10 LIBRI IN INGLESE ASSOCIATI CON «JIGGERY-POKERY»
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Magic Words: A Dictionary
Fakery —Marian Keyes, The Other Side of the Story (2004) • Fictional “Elspeth,
what jiggery-pokery Canterbury tale have they hoaxed you with?” —Patricia
Veryan, The Riddle of the Deplorable Dandy (2002) • Finesse “[W]ith a little sly ...
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Jiggery-pokery 1927 "and all the rest of the damn-fool jiggery-pokery?" (p. 142)
Sayers, Dorothy L. Clouds of Witness. 1927. New York: Avon Books, 1966. 1931 "
No amateur jiggery-pokery ever has done anybody any good." (p. 74) Allingham
...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Pocket Oxford English Dictionary
492 jiggery-pokery n. informal, esp. Brit. suspicious behaviour. – origin prob. from
Scotsjouk 'dodge, skulk'. jiggle v. (jiggles, jiggling, jiggled) move lightly and
quickly from side to side or up and down. jiggly adj. – origin partly from joggle.
'Right, first question: maybe I'm being nai've, but if three girls are in bed with one
man, is it inevitable that there is going to be some lesbian jiggery-pokery? Or can
three girls devote themselves to one man in a purely heterosexual way?
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Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition: A Compendium of ...
A Compendium of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Words, Phrases, Praises, Insults,
Idioms, and Literary Flourishes from Eras Past Lesley M. M. Blume. jiggery-
pokery—juice JIGGERY-POKERY Underhanded scheming. (“I shan't tolerate any
more of ...
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The Revolt of the Primitive: An Inquiry Into the Roots of ...
Under the circumstances, therefore, "[T]he true extent of wife battering was,
therefore, an open field for speculation, guesswork and statistical jiggery-pokery."
Looking at the figures that had been advanced, they concluded: "How they
jiggery- ...
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My Double Life: Sexty Yeers of Farquharson Around with Don Harn
Sexty Yeers of Farquharson Around with Don Harn Don Harron. Allin all, from
audience reception, Claudette and I were encouraged to consider a future
touring Ontario with a revue-type show. After our onenight stand of Turvey, we
joined ...
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Philosophical Tales: Being an Alternative History Revealing ...
The idea remains. After all, it is inde(con)structible. Now who's playing jiggery-
pokery? It seems that Derrida is playing jiggery-pokery with us. It is all a great
game, of 'signification', 'ideality', and transcendental–empirical parallelism in
general.
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Cura's supreme English-English-Tamil dictionary: Revised, ...
... jiggery-pokery / f,d3igari'peuk9rij n: dishonest dealing; trickery He had never
seen the three-card trick before, and did not resent too much losing his fiver to
such amiable jiggery-pokery. juvenilia / fd3u:vaniliaj n. pi: works. especially
writing, ...
D. Gnanasundaram, Various, 2005
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Catching Mice: A Novel
and indeed i do. however, must confess to you i have had to do a bit of jiggery
pokery to get the initial investment myself.tried to talk to Dad about everything
and saying we could re-mortgage our wonderful castle in order to do this but i
didn't ...
10 NOTIZIE DOVE SI INCLUDE IL TERMINE «JIGGERY-POKERY»
Vedi di che si parla nei media nazionali e internazionali e come viene utilizzato il termine ino
jiggery-pokery nel contesto delle seguenti notizie.
Caption Contest Finalists: If These Walls Could Talk… About …
A. Nothing like Scalia's disapproving glare to get your date in the mood for a little jiggery-pokery. B. Justice Scalia is disturbed that no Framers ... «Above the Law, lug 15»
Puppies and Guns
Anyway, he's claiming that language has lost its ability to define reality through what he calls "jiggery-pokery," which is his phrase for good old ... «Boise Weekly, lug 15»
DANNY M. ADKISON: What a fireworks display at Court!
He called the majority's interpretation of the law “jiggery-pokery.” That's Scalia's way of saying the majority was engaged in dishonest ... «Stillwater News Press, lug 15»
Dunkelberger: Florida Has Dueling Justices, Too
We should start calling this law SCOTUScare," Scalia wrote in his dissent, saying Roberts' reasoning was an act of "interpretive jiggery-pokery.". «The Ledger, lug 15»
Springborg: LNP is ready to govern now
Employing his new favourite phrase "jiggery-pokery" to describe Labor's plans with abandon, Mr Springborg announced a plan to trial social ... «Brisbane Times, lug 15»
Scalia's dissents reveal need for Supreme Court reform
Burwell, referring to the majority opinion as being "pure applesauce" and calling the case "the Court's next bit of interpretive jiggery-pokery.". «Baltimore Sun, lug 15»
Review: 'Minions' a crass merchandising cash-in, but still kooky fun
... and filled with jibber-jabber – and trying to sell you snacks and bric-a-brac – but they never really sink to the level of jiggery-pokery. «MLive.com, lug 15»
Column 8: Looking for a pretty safe bet?
Unfortunately, none of my mates have ever taken the bet with me, as they suspect there's some jiggery-pokery maths going on." Chris explains ... «Sydney Morning Herald, lug 15»
Political Happy Hour: July 8, 2015
Here's my promise: I won't ever deploy any statistical jiggery-pokery in this newsletter. So have your friends sign up for Political Happy Hour ... «Boston Globe, lug 15»
Dave Molter
And with “jiggery-pokery,” Scalia invoked part of a spell used by wizard Harry Potter to scare off his muggle cousin, Dudley Dursley. «Observer-Reporter, lug 15»
