SHENANIGAN
shenanigan
Noun
- Trickery, games; skulduggery. To "call", "claim" or "declare" shenanigans is to rhetorically label something as officially deceitful, improper, or otherwise incorrect.
- "The advertisement said it would cost $50 but they charged me $75 at the register. I declare shenanigans." The speaker passes off the statement as having some sort of implied official effect, but in reality, it is simply a complaint.
- A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance.
- You should learn to spot their shenanigans and avoid being fooled.
- Mischievous play, especially by children.
- Billy and Tom are playing noisily upstairs again. They're up to their usual shenanigans.
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