shenanigan
IPA: ʃʌnˈænɪgʌn
noun
- (countable) A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance.
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Examples of "shenanigan" in Sentences
- So, I'm going to call shenanigan s on this article.
- This makes me wonder: What exactly is a "shenanigan" anyway?
- This kind of shenanigan has been going on for ages, in every industry.
- Now, fair and gentle reader, this was the poetry, and you see for yourself that there was no "shenanigan" in that letter; and if a fellow
- Ironic that the most 'shenanigan' of the House, the guy who always reminds me of the Joker, or Sideshow Bob, has a bullet shot through his window.
- Of course, this kind of shenanigan isn't new in Venezuela: fifteen months ago, Chavez was defeated in his first attempt to abolish term limits after a campaign that saw its share of abuses.
- Though my OED says the etymology of the word is unknown, according to Wikipedia, that bastion of factoids, 'shenanigan' possibly originates from the Irish sionnachuighim, meaning "I play the fox."
- 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 they are proved innocent.
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