skulduggery

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The Word of the Day for November 20 is: 

skulduggery   \skull-DUG-uh-ree\   noun
          : underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; also : a devious device or 
trick

Example sentence:
          The investigation uncovered that the company had falsified their 
records, along with other sorts of financial skulduggery.

Did you know?
          “Skulduggery,” which can also be spelled “skullduggery,” was first 
documented in the mid-19th century spelled as "scull-duggery." Etymologists 
aren't sure exactly how the word arrived in English, but they do not believe it 
has anything to do with skulls. It is possibly derived from the now-very-rare 
"sculduddery," a term once used to refer to gross or lewd conduct, but 
unfortunately the origins of that word are also unknown.





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