Meaning of hanky-pank | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of hanky-panky.
   countable, uncountable
2. A carnival game which guarantees a winner.
   countable, slang, uncountable
3. A nonce word.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“In specific explanation of Kaplan's wire of 10:30, Long testified that Kaplan returned his call shortly before 10:30 and that, after reviewing the developments beginning with Babcock's wire to Kaplan the previous afternoon, he and Kaplan concluded that there was some “hanky-pank going on” looking toward “instigat[ion of] a suit,” and that because of these “fears, ' Attorney Kaplan, without either of them knowing that Babcock had canceled Robertson's contract, sent Babcock the previously quoted wire concerning the Union's purpose in picketing.”

“Defendant attempted through cross-examination of Rossman and prosecutrix to discover the activities in the Rossman vehicle prior to prosecutrix leaving that vehicle. Defendant was not permitted to ask Rossman whether any “hanky-pank” had gone on in the Rossman vehicle.”

“After two years of hanky pank she got the mumps.”

“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.”

“The carny's goal is to get you to keep playing the game, and plunking down cash, until you get enough credits to trade up to a better prize. For this reason, hanky-panks are commonly referred to as trade-ups. The classic hanky-pank is Duck Pond (sometimes played as Fish Pond).”

“Not everything was a flattie. "This here 'Fish the Bottle' is hanky-pank," Tommy noted, which in the carney's twisted lingo meant it was honest.”

“They had closed up their hanky-panks, grab-joints, pitch-and-dunks, pokerino parlours, had turned off the lights and killed the music and folded up the gaudy glamour.”

“... him that that was none of his dad-blamed hanky-pank business, although I ached to tell him that and several other things.”

“Look here," said Jones ; " I don't want to be rude, but none of your hanky-pank."”

““What's Chub trying to invent now?” queried Bob, as he and Susie started around the house on the trail of Perkins. “I think it's smokeless powder,” replied Susie. “Great hanky-pank!” gasped Bob.”

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