hanky-pank

han·ky-pan·ky

H h

Definitions of hanky-pank word

noun hanky-pank unethical behavior; deceit: When the bank teller bought an expensive car and house, they suspected there might be some hanky-panky going on. 1
noun hanky-pank illicit sexual relations. 1

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45; rhyming compound; compare initial h, p of higgledy-piggledy, hocus-pocus, hodgepodge, etc.

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