Bahasa Melayu

hanky

Bahasa Melayu

English

hanky-panky, improper conduct, trickery

Hanky-panky means improper behaviour or sneaky trickery.

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pihak sekolah tidak membenarkan sebarang hanky-panky dalam pertandingan itu.

    The school did not allow any hanky-panky in the competition.

  2. Dia menolak tawaran itu kerana bimbang ada hanky-panky.

    He rejected the offer because he was worried there might be trickery.

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kelakuan tidak senonoh; tipu muslihat

It refers to improper conduct or trickery.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.