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Definition of hanky-panky noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hanky-panky

noun
 
/ˌhæŋki ˈpæŋki/
 
/ˌhæŋki ˈpæŋki/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal, humorous)
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  1. sexual activity or slightly dishonest behaviour that is considered bad but not very seriously bad
    • There was all sorts of hanky-panky going on at the party.
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: perhaps an alteration of hokey-pokey.
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