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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it.

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  • noun Activities intended to deceive; a con or hoax.

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  • noun verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably alteration of Scots sculduddery, obscenity, fornication.]

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