hanky-panky en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌhæŋkɪˈpæŋki/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Possibly a corruption of the Romani expression hakk'ni panki ("great trick", "big con" and hence "shady dealings").
Meanings
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(uncountable) Mischievous behaviour; dishonest or shady activity.
Are you sickened by the idea of more and more CIA hankypanky in Central America?
1984 April 21, Sue Hyde, “Got Those Intervention Blues, Friend?”, in Gay Community News, page 2:I think there was some hanky-panky with the last election.
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(uncountable) Amorous behaviour, making out, necking, sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.
You're my doll, rock and roll, feel the glamor in pink / Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky-panky
1997, “Barbie Girl”, in Aquarium, performed by Aqua:I don't wanna cry / I just wanna hanky panky / Nothing like a good spanky
1990, “Hanky Panky”, in I'm Breathless, performed by Madonna:
- (uncountable) A debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate.
- (countable) A cocktail made from gin, sweet vermouth, and Fernet-Branca fernet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hanky panky | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hanky-pankies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
sexy time · intimate relations · fooling about · coitus · coition · horizontal jogging · sexual intercourse · horizontal slam dance · coupling · boom-boom · commixtion · joining · Netflix and chill · commerce · hump · the beast with two backs · conversation · ass · shag · poon · Ugandan discussions · the birds and the bees · funny business · love · monkey business · horizontal mambo · frig · relations · snu snu · how's your father · rumpo · fucking · horizontal hula · lovemaking · plough · action · ride · root · roll in the hay · fucky-fucky · sex · jig-jig · pussy · copulation · plow · pareunia · congress · hot beef injection · intercourse · poontang · sexy times · old hat · sexual congress · carnal knowledge · swiving · conjunction · physical love · aphrodisia · barney-mugging · hanky-panky · rumpy-pumpy · legover · horizontal dancing · pipe · sexual union · beef injection · screwing · bonking · connection · union · making whoopee · jiggery-pokery · skin · Ugandan affairs · penetration · nookie · jiggy-jiggy · meat injection · lustmaking · sexual relation · fooling around · humpa humpa · intimacy · trim · lay · roll in the hay · seeing-to · intromission · mating · tang · bang · punani · horizontal refreshments · playing around · screw · cuntfuck · mounting · consummation · chesterfield rugby
Translations (20)
de Fummeln (amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity) · de Taschenspielertricks (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity) · sv rajtan tajtan (amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity) · de Mauscheleien (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity) · ru шуры-муры (amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity) · de Hokuspokus (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity) · de Ausschweifung (a debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate) · bg шмекерия (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity) · de Sittenlosigkeit (a debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate) · de fauler Zauber (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity) · de Mauschelei (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity) · de Knutscherei (amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity) · de Taschenspielertrick (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity) · de Tricks (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity) · bg задявка (amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity) · de Trick (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity) · de Techtelmechtel (amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity) · fr galipettes (amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity) · de Schwindel (mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity) · de Gefummel (amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity)
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