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roguery

[roh-guh-ree]
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noun, plural ro·guer·ies.

roguish conduct; rascality.
playful mischief.

Origin of roguery

First recorded in 1590–1600; rogue + -ery
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Related Words for roguery

harm, misbehavior, misconduct, prank, misfortune, playfulness, wrongdoing, outrage, injury, sabotage, vandalism, mischievousness, evil, hurt, deviltry, wrong, gag, tomfoolery, catastrophe, rascality

Examples from the Web for roguery

Historical Examples of roguery

  • What iss that but roguery, for all that this Mr. Harness says!

  • And let us have a prelude about all this sort of roguery, like the preludes of our other laws.

    Laws

    Plato

  • This is a vile falsehood, devised for some infernal scheme of roguery.

  • "One must deal with a rogue according to his roguery," Colonel John retorted.

    The Wild Geese

    Stanley John Weyman

  • He knew by this circumstance, that it was roguery, not accident, which caused the smoke.

    The Teacher

    Jacob Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for roguery

roguery

noun plural -gueries

behaviour characteristic of a rogue
a roguish or mischievous act
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Word Origin and History for roguery
n.

1590s, from rogue (n.) + -ery.

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