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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Huckstering; petty traffic; peddling.

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  • I grew up knowing 'huckery' as old, run-down, worn, ratty. The phrase 'huckery old car' was very common. The usage in urmilkman's tweet is quite different. Even in Zild, the language she keeps changing.

    June 11, 2009

  • huckery duckery schlock

    bilby tried on a smock

    the smock was so cute

    on a marsupial hirsute

    huckery duckery schlock

    July 30, 2022