Jiggery Pokery
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| Jiggery pokery | |
|---|---|
| Incantation |
jig-er-ee poke-er-ee |
| Effect |
None. Invented by Harry Potter to frighten his Muggle cousin. |
- "Jiggery pokery! Hocus pocus...squiggly wiggly..."
- —Harry Potter frightens Dudley Dursley in 1992[src]
Jiggery pokery was one of three pretend spells that Harry Potter invented in order to scare off his Muggle cousin, Dudley Dursley, in 1992.
Etymology
Jiggery-pokery is a British term meaning "underhand or deceitful behaviour".
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
