"codology" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: codologies [plural]
Etymology: From cod + -ology. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cod|ology}} cod + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} codology (countable and uncountable, plural codologies)
  1. (Ireland, colloquial) Hoaxing, humbugging, bluffing, deception. Tags: Ireland, colloquial, countable, uncountable Synonyms: kidology
    Sense id: en-codology-en-noun-9kob2AJ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology, Irish English

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "6 June 2004, Hugh Leonard, A night with Hilton and Michael, Sunday Independent",
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          "ref": "2006, John Jordan, Hugh McFadden, Crystal Clear: The Selected Prose of John Jordan, page 100",
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