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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