skulduggery
noun/skʌlˈdʌɡəri/
/skʌlˈdʌɡəri/
(also skullduggery)
[uncountable] (old-fashioned or humorous)- dishonest behaviour or activitiesWord Originmid 19th cent.: alteration of Scots sculduddery, of unknown origin.
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