SHENANIGAN

mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan

(noun) reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan

(noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shenanigan (countable and uncountable, plural shenanigans)

(countable) A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance.

(uncountable, dated, rare) singular of shenanigans.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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