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Pecksniffery
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English
Etymology
From en Pecksniff ery.
Noun
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Hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour or language. from 19th c.
en Pecksniffism Pecksniffianism
en 1993 Penguin 1994 w:TC Boyle The Road to Wellville 390 Dangerous stuff. The worst kind of cant and pecksniffery.
en eponyms terms derived from Dickensian works