sculduddery

American  

[skuhl-duhd-uh-ree] / skʌlˈdʌd ə ri /

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

sculdudderies

1. obscene behavior; lewdness.

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Etymology

Origin of sculduddery

First recorded in 1705–15; origin uncertain; skullduggery ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Ay, an’ waur:—he got entangled wi’ the kirk on an unlucky sculduddery business, an’ has been writing bitter, wicked ballads on a’ the guid ministers in the country ever syne.

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They found that "sculduddery" was not a necessary attraction.

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And I wouldn't stand for sculduddery like that, for one thing; and for another I thought I'd come out better in the end by sticking to the boss, like you seen me doing often enough!

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Fortunately, as has been said, it is not always thus: and some of the tales are amusing in almost the highest degree, being nearly as witty as Voltaire's, and entirely free from ill-nature and sculduddery.

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There is, however, more vigour in Jérôme than in most, and, if one has the knack of "combing out" the silly and stale Voltairianism, and paying little attention to the far from exciting sculduddery, the book may be read.

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