Usually means: Sanctimonious behavior masking ulterior motives.
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▸ noun:  Hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour or language.

Similar:
prickery, snark, henpeckery, lickspittle, piggery, pawkery, puffery, spivvery, contumely, poofery, more...

Opposite:
genuineness, authenticity, sincerity

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Similar:
prickery, snark, henpeckery, lickspittle, piggery, pawkery, puffery, spivvery, contumely, poofery, more...

Opposite:
genuineness, authenticity, sincerity



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