| 单词 | shenanigan |
| 释义 | shenanigan (once / 14701 pages) n Ever been ripped off at three card monte or some other con? Well, you're the victim of a shenanigan, a clever form of deception, usually designed to part the unwary from their money. Not all shenanigans are financially motivated; an equally popular meaning is simply high spirits or boisterous behavior that might upset or annoy others, though usually not with any serious intent. It seems to be a word frequently applied to the Irish, with their established love of the high-spirited and artful ploy, and in fact may well come from the ancient Irish word sionnach, meaning "fox" — a traditionally sly beast. WORD FAMILYshenanigan: shenanigans USAGE EXAMPLESHe will suddenly leave the main shenanigans to describe personal anecdotes that somehow seem to add to and not distract from his narrative. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Wyatt Cenac hosts a special seasonal edition of his weekly comedy show, which regularly features both visiting and local comics alongside music and assorted shenanigans. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) Whether these shenanigans actually work is another question. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) 1n the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) Syn|Hypo|Hyper chicane, chicanery, guile, trickery, wile dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage juggleryartful trickery designed to achieve an end goldbrickanything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation the act of deceiving 2n reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others Syn|Hypo|Hyper devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness blaze, hell noisy and unrestrained mischief monkey businessmischievous or deceitful behavior hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalismwillful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed improper or wicked or immoral behavior |
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