skulduggery

[skuhl-duhg-uh-ree]

noun

plural

skulduggeries 

1. a variant of skullduggery.

skulduggery

/ skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ /

noun

1. informal,  underhand dealing; trickery

Word History and Origins

Origin of skulduggery¹

C19: altered from earlier Scot sculduddery; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

The aliens, of course, will emerge intact to become the focus of industrial competition and skulduggery.

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Early on, the two get one scene together where they put on a pretense of speaking in shorthand about the emotional costs of a career in Blackwater-style skulduggery.

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While malfeasance in politics happens in all parts of Southern California, the level of skulduggery, and sometimes outright thievery, by council members in southeast L.A.

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The 20-year-old back row has swagger and self-possession, and a side order of skulduggery.

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“There’s always some late skulduggery, but this time it’s extraordinary. I think it will go down as the grab-a-safe-late-seat election.”

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