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codology

codology noun: hoaxing, humbugging, bluffing, deception.

Noun

codology (countable and uncountable, plural codologies)

  1. (Ireland, colloquial) Hoaxing, humbugging, bluffing, deception.
    • Bloom comes out with the why and the wherefore and all the codology of the business.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
    • Being an Englishman, Hilton had no time for codology.6 June 2004, Hugh Leonard, A night with Hilton and Michael, Sunday Independent
    Synonyms:
    kidology

Synonyms of codology

Forms of codology

pluralcodologies

Origin of codology

From cod + -ology.

Questions about codology

What does codology mean?
Codology means hoaxing, humbugging, bluffing, deception.
What part of speech is codology?
Codology is a noun.
What is the plural of codology?
The plural of codology is codologies.

Words near codology in the dictionary

  1. codocyte
  2. codocytes
  3. codogenic
  4. Codogno
  5. codologies
  6. codology
  7. codomain
  8. codomains
  9. Codomannus
  10. codomestication
  11. codominance

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