"thugduggery" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of thug + skulduggery Etymology templates: {{blend|en|thug|skulduggery}} Blend of thug + skulduggery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} thugduggery (uncountable)
  1. unscrupulous behavior or illegal machinations. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-thugduggery-en-noun-DDAECQwH Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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