cooking the books

a frequent practice of lying and cheating in any record bookkeeping, in order to substancially increase your own personnal profit and earnings. OR knowingly providing incorrect information in a companies financial statements. This is, needless to say, illegal.

Johnny went to jail for cooking the books at his office.

by losrunner April 9, 2004

Cooking the Books

When a girl wears a flattering shirt that brings attention to her breasts, and hangs down to cover her fat roll. The term indicates that she purposefully misrepresenting the 'goods'

That chick is kind of cute, but I think she's cooking the books a little with that shirt.

by texaswordsmith August 19, 2008

cooking the books

In that TWIX commercial where the girl makes the fool out of herself. She says, "Old man Perkins is cooking the books." In front of Old man Perkin's daughter

"Old man perkin's is cooking the books"

by joser2001 April 17, 2006

Cooking the books

when a postal employee has little to no mail for a day, yet they stay out past 8 hours anyway.

204b- Whats taking so long today Dave?
Dave- Just out here cooking the books!

by Unknownpostman October 7, 2021