shenanigan

she·nan·i·gan

S0336100 (shə-năn′ĭ-gən)n. Informal 1. A playful or mischievous act; a prank: We're tired of your shenanigans!2. An underhanded act or deceitful remark: Financial shenanigans brought down the brokerage.

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shenanigan

(ʃɪˈnænɪɡən) n1. (usually plural) roguishness; mischief2. an act of treachery; deception[C19: of unknown origin]

she•nan•i•gan

(ʃəˈnæn ɪ gən)

n. Informal. 1. Usu., shenanigans. a. mischief; prankishness. b. deceit; trickery. 2. a mischievous or deceitful trick. [1850–55, Amer.; of obscure orig.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shenanigan - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in othersmischief, mischief-making, devilment, roguery, roguishness, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, rascalitymisbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behaviorblaze, hell - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"monkey business - mischievous or deceitful behaviorhooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism - willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
	2.	shenanigan - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)chicanery, wile, trickery, chicane, guiledissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceivingdupery, hoax, put-on, humbug, fraud, fraudulence - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantagejugglery - artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery"

shenanigan

noun1. Informal. An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end:artifice, deception, device, dodge, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile.Informal: take-in.2. Informal. A mischievous act:antic, caper, frolic, joke, lark, prank, trick.Slang: monkeyshine (often used in plural).3. Informal. Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts.Often used in plural:devilry, deviltry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, tomfoolery.