Hanky-panky Definition

hăngkē-păngkē
noun
Devious or mischievous activity.
American Heritage
Questionable behavior, as shady dealings or illicit sexual activity.
Webster's New World

A debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate.

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Origin of Hanky-panky

  • Possibly a corruption of the Romani expression hakk'ni panki ("great trick", "big con" and hence "shady dealings").

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of hokey-pokey alteration of hocus-pocus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hanky-panky Sentence Examples

  • I told her we had house rules; no hanky-panky, but she didn't believe me.

  • No hanky-panky, you know.

  • When bold-face names aren't involved, hanky-panky appears to have little impact.

  • Is that why you want to take me up there - to show your mother how ridiculous the thought of any hanky panky is?

  • Retailers such as Neiman Marcus carry a wide range of hanky panky bras, thongs, panties and camisoles that can be mixed and matched to form darling Christmas bra and panty sets.

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