Pecksniffery
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
Pecksniffery (uncountable)
- Hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour or language. [from 19th c.]
- Synonyms: Pecksniffism, Pecksniffianism
- 1993, TC Boyle, The Road to Wellville, Penguin, published 1994, page 390:
- Dangerous stuff. The worst kind of cant and pecksniffery.