hanky-panky
noun [U] /ˌhæŋ.kɪˈpæŋ.ki/ old-fashioned informalDefinition
› unacceptable or dishonest behaviour, especially involving sexual activity or money: There was a bit of hanky-panky going on at the Christmas party.Sexual activity in generalPhysical and sexual assault and abductionMorally wrong and evilDishonest
(Definition of hanky-panky noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abhorrent adjective
- amoral adjective
- anomie noun
- be rotten to the core idiom
- canker noun (EVIL)
- darkly adverb (THREATENING)
- dastardly adjective
- enormity noun (EVIL ACT)
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- evil noun
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- godless adjective
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