130 Funny Words For Cook The Books

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Cook the books is a slang term for using accounting tricks to make a company’s financial results look better than they really are.

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For some people, these words are problematic and not considered funny when their business structure is manipulated with nefarious intentions.

For example, “This procedure tells the students that the teacher is more than likely to be a cheat and a sneak, who will cook the books if given a chance.”

1. Fiddle
2. Falsify
3. Manipulate
4. Alter
5. Doctor
6. Distort
7. Massage
8. Tamper
9. Misrepresent
10. Rig
11. Cook
12. Pervert
13. Juggle
14. Fix
15. Fudge
16. Diddle
17. Finagle
18. Flimflam
19. Tamper with
20. Interfere with
21. Change
22. Misstate
23. Modify
24. Disguise
25. Change around
26. Perform magic
27. Rearrange
28. Trim
29. Shuffle
30. Fake
31. Tinker with
32. Fiddle with
33. Warp
34. Forge
35. Trump up
36. Phony up
37. Twist
38. Transform
39. Amend
40. Contort
41. Meddle with
42. Mess about with
43. Garble
44. Color US
45. Bend
46. Misinterpret
47. Slant
48. Corrupt
49. Misrelate
50. Color UK
51. Influence
52. Maneuver US
53. Maneuver UK
54. Embellish
55. Embroider
56. Misreport
57. Fabricate
58. Exaggerate
59. Arrange
60. Fraudulently put a spin on
61. Engineer
62. Magnify
63. Revamp
64. Edit
65. Rework
66. Revise
67. Gerrymander
68. Swindle
69. Arrange
70. Overstate
71. Pad
72. Trick
73. Spin
74. Make alterations to
75. Make changes to
76. Make adjustments to
77. Patch
78. Counterfeit
79. Cook up
80. Mock up
81. Adulterate
82. Invent
83. Debase
84. Belie
85. Vitiate
86. Palter
87. Contravene
88. Promote
89. Prevaricate
90. Salt
91. Four-flush
92. Dress up
93. Misquote
94. Con
95. Put on an act
96. Fake it
97. Lie
98. Traverse
99. Deceive
100. Gloss
101. Frame up
102. Deacon
103. Equivocate
104. Fib
105. Hustle
106. Suborn
107. Precontrive
108. Set up
109. Preorder
110. Preplan
111. Predesign
112. Lubricate
113. Have
114. Bribe
115. Buy
116. Frame
117. Predetermine the result of
118. Stack the deck
119. Buy off
120. Pull strings
121. Prearrange the result of
122. Fiddle
123. Falsify
124. Cook
125. Prevent
126. Juggle
127. Fix
128. Diddle
129. Finagle
130. Flimflam

You may have used some of these words in the proper context, but in business writings and practice, it’s better to shy away from these terms.

Instead, start a funny mug side hustle by creating a mug and slogan with “cook the books” and any of its expressions.

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