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Pecksniff, Mr
     
Pecksniff, Mr
a character in the book Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-44) by Charles Dickens. He is a hypocrite (=someone who pretends to be morally good but is not), and pretends to like people who have power or money in order to get an advantage.
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