shenanigan
To play a deceitful confidence trick onTo play a deceitful confidence trick on (someone); to swindle, to trick; also, to carry out an act of mischief on (someone); to prank.
» I've had enough of your shenanigans.
Надоели мне ваши проделки. — Wezel
Мне надоели твои выходки. — odexed
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2 senses(informal, transitive)To play a deceitful confidence trick on (someone); to swindle, to trick; also, to carry out an act of mischief on (someone); to prank.
(informal, intransitive)To play a deceitful confidence trick; also, to carry out an act of mischief.
Examples
14 sentencesI've had enough of your shenanigans.
ruНадоели мне ваши проделки. — Wezel
No shenanigans while I am at the grocery store, you two!
Гей, ви двоє, жодних витівок, поки я буду в магазині! — deniko
Fortunately I knew about his shenanigans.
Now is not the time for shenanigans.
These shenanigans are getting on my nerves.
Origin
The origin of the noun is uncertain. As the earliest attestations are from California, U.SThe origin of the noun is uncertain. As the earliest attestations are from California, U.S.A., in the 1850s towards the end of the California gold rush (see the quotations), it is possible that the word derives from one of the following:
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Forms
shenanigans, shenaniganing, shenaniganed, shenaniganed| Base form | shenanigan · to shenanigan |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shenanigans |
| Present participle | shenaniganing |
| Past simple | shenaniganed / shenaniganned |
| Past participle | shenaniganed / shenaniganned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.