Definition of a hanky-panky

hanky-panky

noun

• minor sexual contact / flirting.

  Last edited on Aug 31 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'hanky':
air hanky	Definitions include: clearing one's nostrils by holding one nostril closed with one finger and forcing the other nostril clear by pressure.
dockman's hanky	Definitions include: Blowing one's nose by holding the other nostril with a finger.
hanky	Definitions include: a handkerchief.
play with Mr. Hanky	Definitions include: to defecate.

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