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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌhæŋkɪˈpæŋki/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-hanky-panky.ogg Forms: hanky panky [alternative]
Etymology: Possibly a corruption of the Romani expression hakk'ni panki ("great trick", "big con" and hence "shady dealings"). Etymology templates: {{der|en|rom|-}} Romani, {{,}} , Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hanky-panky (uncountable)
  1. Mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity. Tags: uncountable Translations (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity): шмекерия (šmekerija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), fauler Zauber [masculine] (German), Schwindel [masculine] (German), Hokuspokus [masculine] (German), Mauschelei [feminine] (German), Mauscheleien [feminine, plural, singular] (German), Trick [masculine] (German), Tricks [masculine, plural, singular] (German), Taschenspielertrick [masculine] (German), Taschenspielertricks [masculine, plural, singular] (German)
    Sense id: en-hanky-panky-en-noun-tOHXOgYG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 44 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 44 36 Disambiguation of 'mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity': 81 13 7
  2. Amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit. Tags: uncountable Translations (amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity): задявка (zadjavka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), galipettes [feminine, plural] (French), Techtelmechtel [neuter] (German), Knutscherei [feminine] (German), Gefummel [neuter] (German), Fummeln [neuter] (German), шуры-муры (šury-mury) [plural] (Russian), rajtan tajtan [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hanky-panky-en-noun-u335hSQv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplications, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Sex Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 46 36 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 14 56 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 49 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 44 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 49 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 51 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 44 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 47 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 47 34 Disambiguation of Sex: 0 59 41 Synonyms: roll in the hay, aphrodisia [archaic], carnal knowledge, coitus, coition, commerce [obsolete], commixtion [obsolete], congress [dated], conjunction [obsolete], connection, consummation, conversation [archaic], copulation, coupling, intercourse, intimacy, intimate relations, intromission, joining, lovemaking, lustmaking, marital embrace, mating, mounting [usually], pareunia, penetration, relations, sex, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, sexual union, swiving, union, the beast with two backs, the birds and the bees, boom-boom, chesterfield rugby [Canada], horizontal dancing, horizontal hula, horizontal jogging, horizontal mambo, horizontal refreshments, how's your father [UK], Netflix and chill, love, roll in the hay, Ugandan affairs [UK], Ugandan discussions [UK], action, ass, bang, barney-mugging [US, dated], beef injection, bonking, cuntfuck, fucking, frig, fucky-fucky, hot beef injection, hump, humpa humpa, jig-jig, jiggy-jiggy, lay, legover, meat injection, nookie, old hat [archaic, rare], pipe, plow, plough, poon, poontang, punani, pussy, ride, root, rumpo, rumpy-pumpy, seeing-to, sexy time [humorous], sexy times [humorous], screw, screwing, shag, skin, snu snu [humorous], tang, trim, hanky-panky, funny business, making whoopee, jiggery-pokery, monkey business, fooling about, fooling around, playing around Disambiguation of 'amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity': 10 78 12
  3. A debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate. Tags: uncountable Translations (a debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate): Ausschweifung [feminine] (German), Sittenlosigkeit [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-hanky-panky-en-noun-SR~1Gs6S Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 44 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 44 36 Disambiguation of 'a debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate': 4 11 86

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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ausschweifung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sittenlosigkeit"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Collier's Weekly",
    "Esquire (magazine)",
    "Hokkani boro",
    "Life (magazine)",
    "The American Weekly",
    "True (magazine)"
  ],
  "word": "hanky-panky"
}

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