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hanky-panks

hanky-panks is the plural of hanky-pank.

hanky-panks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hanky-pank.

Meaning of hanky-pank

Noun

hanky-pank (countable and uncountable, plural hanky-panks)

  1. Synonym of hanky-panky.
    • He was interested at once, and also at once made proclamation that all such performances were "hanky-pank," and that he could duplicate any of them.1920, William Dunseath Eaton, Spirit Life: Or, Do We Die?, page 264
    Synonyms:
    hanky-panky
  2. (slang) A carnival game which guarantees a winner.
    • That means if you book a couple of games of hanky pank, I'll allow you to book an alibi with them so if the kids win something we will rip off dad, that seems fair.1981, California Legislature. Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification, Meeting, California State Legislature, Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification
  3. A nonce word.
    • ... him that that was none of his dad-blamed hanky-pank business, although I ached to tell him that and several other things.1906, The Postal Record - Volume 19, page 210

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Questions about hanky-panks

What is hanky-panks the plural of?
Hanky-panks is the plural of hanky-pank.

Words near hanky-panks in the dictionary

  1. hanky panky
  2. hanky-pank
  3. hanky-panked
  4. hanky-pankies
  5. hanky-panking
  6. hanky-panks
  7. hanky-panky
  8. hanky-twist
  9. hanky-twisted
  10. hanky-twisting
  11. hanky-twists

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