You thought I'd run out of gnomespeak vocabulary, didn't you? I so haven't. Here's another gnomish word, and, as ever, it embodies all things gnomish. Other dictionaries list it as originating ~1841, although its origins are unknown, as is the case with all gnomish words. The first two meanings are the most gnomish, of course, although I wouldn't put lechery out of the purview of gnomish activity, to be honest. They seem like they'd be all for a little hanky-panky -- hell, a gnome would probably use that as an opportunity to whip out a handkerchief and make some kind of soul-killing pun to that effect.
hanky-panky
n Informal
1. dubious or suspicious behavior
2. foolish behavior or talk
3. illicit sexual relations
[variant of hocus-pocus]
No comments:
Post a Comment