Thoughts for a Thursday...

Here's a fun word....

knavery

   \NEY-vuh-ree\ , noun;

1.

Unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest dealing; trickery.

2.

Action or practice characteristic of a knave

3.

A knavish act or practice.

Quotes:

Knavery may serve for a turn, but honesty is best in the long run.

-- Aesop, Aesop's Fables

Yes, I took the brunt of it but not because there was a ballot on it but because I know knavery when I seeknavery. Plus underhandedness and mischief.

-- Gordon Lish, Collected Fictions

Origin:

Originally from the German word knabe meaning “boy or lad,” knavery has been used to imply deceitful intentions since the 1200s.