English Explanatory Dictionary

shenanigans

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Mischievous play, especially by children.
  2. Deceitful tricks; trickery; games.
  3. Strange, unusual, weird, or wacky occurrences.
  4. plural of shenanigan.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shenanigan

Pronunciation

/ʃɪˈnæn.ɪ.ɡənz/ [ʃɪˈnæn.ɪ.ɡn̩z] en-au-shenanigans.ogg /ʃəˈnæn.ə.ɡɪnz/ /-ɡənz/

Word forms

shenanigans shenanigan

Etymology

From shenanigan + -s.

Synonyms

high jinks hijinks dirty tricks hornswoggling skulduggery

Derived words

shenaniganry shenaniganery shenans
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