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shenanigan definition

☆ she·nani·gan (s̸hi nan′i gən)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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