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hookum-snivey

hookum-snivey noun: deception; trickery.

Noun

hookum-snivey (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, slang) Deception; trickery.

Forms of hookum-snivey

alternative formhook and snivey
alternative formhook and snivy
alternative formhookem-snivey

Questions about hookum-snivey

What does hookum-snivey mean?
Hookum-snivey means deception; trickery.
What part of speech is hookum-snivey?
Hookum-snivey is a noun.

Words near hookum-snivey in the dictionary

  1. hooktip
  2. hooktips
  3. hooktop
  4. hooktop heng
  5. hookum
  6. hookum-snivey
  7. hookums
  8. hookup
  9. hookups
  10. Hookway
  11. Hookways

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