hanky-panky
Example Sentences
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Technically, she was indicted for bank fraud relating to alleged hanky-panky on a mortgage application.
From Slate
Balanchine told Bob: “Margot nice girl. I take her to movies a couple of times — no hanky-panky! But in ‘Ballet Imperial,’ no.
From New York Times
A peek at a rehearsal of his work revealed an intensely faithful staging of the Mozart classic — of relational hijinks and hanky-panky couched in sticky melodies, sung by a cast including Janai Brugger as Susanna and Craig Colclough as Figaro, inside a very traditional set.
From Los Angeles Times
She seethed over snubbed paella, screeched about George’s hanky-panky in the parental bed and laid out the spread for screen husband Frank’s idiosyncratic holiday, Festivus.
From Seattle Times
And the margins are always well beyond any hanky-panky that went on.
From Salon
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