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Shenanigan   /ʃənˈænɪgən/   Listen
Shenanigan

noun
1.
Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others.  Synonyms: devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness.
2.
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).  Synonyms: chicane, chicanery, guile, trickery, wile.






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"Shenanigan" Quotes from Famous Books



... how much shenanigan it took to tie a bow o' ribbin tell I started experimentin' with this ...
— Sonny, A Christmas Guest • Ruth McEnery Stuart

... well satisfied. Therefore, hold on to the "Mountain House," for it is a "big thing." Touch it lightly, as far as money is concerned, though, for it is well to reserve the code of justice in the matter of quartz ledges—that is, consider them all (and their owners) guilty (of "shenanigan") until ...
— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... sharply. "What's the use of this shenanigan? Can't I see through clear window-glass? Am I a fool? Oh, I didn't guess, I didn't know that such a man as you were alive; I didn't so much as know your name until yesterday. But—know a man named Hapgood?" And his eyes ...
— Under Handicap - A Novel • Jackson Gregory

... no shenanigan!" poor William pleaded. "Do you suppose he's up to some monkey-shines? Do you suppose I took him unawares, and he was afraid to ...
— The Awakening of Helena Richie • Margaret Deland



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