Hanky Panky (Noun)
Meaning
Verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The salesman's hanky-panky tactics made me question the authenticity of the product's features.
- I suspected some hanky-panky was going on when the company suddenly changed its return policy.
- The politician's opponents accused him of hanky-panky in his financial dealings.
- The company was fined for engaging in hanky-panky by making false claims about their product's health benefits.
- After discovering the hanky-panky involved in the business deal, I decided to back out of the investment.