shenanigan

Shenanigan is defined as mischief, trickery or naughty behavior.

(noun)

When you get up to no good and get in trouble, the bad behavior is an example of a shenanigan.

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See shenanigan in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. nonsense; trickery; mischief
  2. : usually used in pl.
    1. a treacherous or deceitful trick
    2. a playful or mischievous trick

Origin: altered < ? Ir sionnachuighim, I play the fox

See shenanigan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Informal
  1. a. A deceitful trick; an underhanded act.
    b. Remarks intended to deceive; deceit. Often used in the plural.
  2. a. A playful or mischievous act; a prank.
    b. Mischief; prankishness. Often used in the plural.

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