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shenanigan

[shuh-nan-i-guhn]

noun

Informal.
  1. Usually shenanigans.

    1. mischief; prankishness.

      Halloween shenanigans.

    2. deceit; trickery.

  2. a mischievous or deceitful trick, practice, etc.



shenanigan

/ ʃɪˈæɪɡə /

noun

  1. (usually plural) roguishness; mischief

  2. an act of treachery; deception

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shenanigan1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shenanigan1

C19: of unknown origin
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The narrative has some key beats, but daily shenanigans are often improv-based, and you may find yourself robbing a bank, working as a matchmaker or taking part in a facial hair contest.

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Onscreen, she excels at playing skeptics who are privately amused by the shenanigans of attaching yourself to another person.

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The agency is taking time to clean up and enhance the video, Bongino said, but would release the original version to the public, “so you don’t think there are any shenanigans.”

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It’s alarming, he continued, how close the state came to having an election outcome overturned by “post-election shenanigans.”

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Advancing years, the dislike of being constantly under harsh scrutiny, wanting to be close to his young family and behind the scene shenanigans that abound in Indian cricket have doubtless played a part too.

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