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hanky-panky

noun

NAmE//ˌhæŋki ˈpæŋki//

[uncountable] (old-fashioned) (informal)

1sexual activity that is not considered acceptable There was all kinds of hanky-panky going on at the party.

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2dishonest behavior

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